[Public-List] Cockpit core thickness in early boats?

[George Dinwiddie]

Oops, I accidentally hit send. To finish:

I now use 3/8" coring to allow for this. 

George

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On Mar 22, 2012, at 7:42, George Dinwiddie <gdinwiddie at alberg30.org> wrote:

> Jeff,
> 
> On Mar 22, 2012, at 7:32, Jeffrey <alberg30nh at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>> The cockpit floor of #116 is soft and needs a new core. Anyone know the
>> thickness of the core? In the liner boats, I've read 3/8 or 1/2.
> 
> I've got a newer boat, #544. As I recall, the core was 1/2". But when I put in 1/2" core, I raised the cockpit sole and created gutters all around. That's doe to the glass mat I used to bed the new core. 

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