Wet deck blues

[jack debrot]

SO ihave been told i have awet deck .My stanchions have been leaking . I lost my winter cover in jan and theboat iced up as it melted . I took about to gal to the in side....WHEN we tested it with awater meator it read wet about 6" from the toe rail and for about 20' . I talk to some so called experts ? Some tell me to rebead the stanchions and drill some holes in ceiling in the unseen spots witch are all along the wet area . try to keep the dampness down inthe cabenover the season and it should be dry in the fall. or next fall ? ! One other guy told me it wont dry thru 1/2 " holes and even thow the boat has not begun to show s anty d lam so far. ( it will ) and at that time iwill have to take up my deck for a big repear. p/s The boat is a 89 c 30 in good shape. so what do you guys think. This is some thing i did not want to deal with for a few more years . Ihave no expearince in boat works . DO you think i can do anty of this my self.Iam a handy kind of guy and i work with all kinds of tools Time is a diffrent story how much do you think this will cost Thanks Jack

 

[TOM MANALILI]

You don't have wet decks, You've got delamination

the easy way, may not work,: drilling hole pattern every2" and inject epoxy in the holes, the hard way, is to remove standing rigging and stansions, from one side at a time, drill hole to locate the extent of the damage:wet and dry wood or balsa on end of drill bit,cut out the top deck, periphery, 1/4" deep, remove the wet stuff, ALL OF IT, replace it with the same thickness and shape marine ply,soaked in resin,15% acetone for absorption, & hardener,also smear resin on the top side of the pan,fillin all voids with chopped glass & resin,more resin on top and on inside of deck piece, that you cut out and SAVED, secure with screws, when dried, fill in saw gap and holes, sand and paint, reinstall h'ware.

 

[Johnolson]

sounds ugley

mite need some more tools