[Public-list] deck repairs

[George Dinwiddie]

jim mennucci wrote:
>> george dinwiddie wrote:
> 
> 
>>> No.  In 1973, during the first "oil crisis," Whitby seemed to be
>> skimping on the resin.  And some of the resin they did use seems very 
>> brittle and cracks around the corners.  At least I've found evidence 
>> of that on Calypso, #543.  The hull, though, is solid as ever.
> 
> 
> Your right george--I know you've been futching with your decks for 
> years,  I always thought most of the boats with bad decks are in the 
> 400's.  So your saying the boats built during the oil crisis in '73 have 
> also have deck problems--just as severe?

Probably not as severe, but not something to ignore.  My problems are 
much worse because I procrastinated, looking for time to do the whole 
job.  Doing it a bit at a time works better for me.  And most of the rot 
(as opposed to dry delamination) is the result of leakage at bolt holes. 
  Sealing all of those with epoxy goes a long way to protecting the deck.

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