Deck Repair O'Day 222

Aug 28, 2006
55
Oday Mariner Waterford, CT
I recently looked at a '84 O'Day 222 and it seems to have some damage to the deck near the base of rear, port leg of the bow pulpit. There is no visible damage to the deck from the out side, Inside I couldn't see much because of the cabin liner and it's not my boat so I couldn't pull it back.

The reason I think the fiberglass is damaged is the dull thud it made when rapping on it with a screw driver handle. There was a pronounced difference between the port and starboard rear ulpit legs, From the inside I could feel some irregularities. It was not smooth and uniform like the port side.

I don't know much about O'Day 222 construction. Is this an area where there is a wooden core, or is solid fiberglass? I have attached some photos -- the one from the outside is not the boat I looked at (I did get a good picture of the area) and highlighted the approximate area where I could hear the dull thud. The other photo is the area from inside the cabin.
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Thanks,
Dan
 
Aug 28, 2006
55
Oday Mariner Waterford, CT
Thanks Brian.

I was hoping the deck of the 222 near the bow pulpit was the same as my Mariner. On the Mariner that area is solid glass/no balsa core.

Decks are balsa core, and through deck fasteners are always problematic in boats this old. I know a guy who recored sections of his deck from the inside. If you go to the trouble of re-coring, you may as well pull off all fittings, pot with epoxy, and reseal.

http://www.pbase.com/mainecruising/sealing_the_deck

http://www.pbase.com/mainecruising/rebedding_hardware