Rob. How much rotten core do you have? Replacing/repairing a large section of rotten foredeck core from outside/deckside requires a lot of work to make the outside/deckside look aesthetically good. Doing it from the inside means a lot less work. But, working with resin, balsa and glass above your head sucks. Lots of drips.and many wedges to hold the parts back in place until they stick. Being able to lay the new material in place and weigh it down to assure full adhesion is a.lot easier (excluding the challenge/danger of turning the boat over). :: Dave Scobie :: M6'8" #650 :: SV SWALLOW - sv-swallow.com :: former owner M17 #375 SWEET PEA - m17-375.com :: former owner M15 #288 SCRED - www.freewebs.com/m15-named-scred/ On Fri, Feb 7, 2020, 8:33 AM Rob Bultman <rob.bultman@gmail.com> wrote:
Does anyone have any pointers on this process? I'm probably looking at similar work on my M17. Why not go through the deck top, aesthetics?
Thanks, Rob
On Fri, Feb 7, 2020 at 10:29 AM Thomas Buzzi <thomaspbuzzi@gmail.com> wrote:
I too did the nasty job of replacing saturated balsa wood in the foredeck while lying beneath my work . Not for the faint of heart! Rolling the boat over is the way "to roll".
On Fri, Feb 7, 2020 at 8:18 AM bownez@juno.com <bownez@juno.com> wrote:
Jon,
Years ago I rebuilt the foredeck of my M17 to remove and replace the saturated balsa. I did it from the inside, and it was a nasty, nasty job. I mentioned the work I was doing to Jerry Pollas, former publisher of Good Old Boat magazine. He said to me.. "Can you turn the boat over?"
That would have made the job far easier.....
Good luck sir.
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