Given it's only six hull numbers after mine I would assume there is no foam or balsa in the cabin top either. It's pretty easy to tell - the top is just 1/8" or so thick most places, you can see where it meets edge of hatches that there's not much thickness to it. Especially if you have the same half-round stiffeners in the cabin top and sides, under fore-deck, etc. And you have foam stiffeners in the same other places too. My cockpit floor seems all good underneath. The port locker hatch had some kind of a hack job repair done to what was presumably an original foam stiffener that may have delaminated. I just used some epoxy coated plywood to replace where the foam was. Easy access, compared to under the cockpit. My first thought for your situation is to add a layer of glass, well overlapping around the delaminated area. Basically re-encapsulating the foam and tying it to surrounding areas with the overlap. But depending on where the delam is, it could be quite a contortionist's job to work on it. cheers, John On 9/21/21 4:24 PM, Jon Barber wrote:
Half round stiffeners
Hull #44 has half round stiffeners in the same places as John S described. Does this boat have a solid fiberglass house? I have a foam material under the cockpit sole and hatches. One edge has delaminated. I made a temp fix ( plywood glued between the hulll and deck mould under the failure) but how should this repair be made permanently? I know it won't be easy to get to.
Jon Monty17 Ol’44
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