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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I did the foredeck on Free Spirit (#497), when I
bought her using method 1. She was in a boat house at the time. I drilled about
1400 holes in the foredeck in November and ran 2 alcohol heaters under the
foredeck for about 3 months to dry out the core. Iwas able to check the core
periodically by digging out a bit through the holes using an allen wrench. Once
it was fairly dry, I injected West System Epoxy to fill the deck. (if you do
this, I suggest using unthickened epoxy It's
easier to get it to flow into the voids).</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> As of this spring when I sold her, the job
was standing up really nicely.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Regards,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Brian</FONT></DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=cbcurrier@spinrx.com href="mailto:cbcurrier@spinrx.com">C.B.
Currier</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=public-list@alberg30.org
href="mailto:public-list@alberg30.org">public-list@alberg30.org</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, June 20, 2002 9:48
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [Alberg30] Deck Coring</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=780373613-20062002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>One
of my boats Daybreak #458 has evidently had severe deck core rotting to the
point where It should be repaired(extreme spongieness/flexing of deck).
I have been evaluating this for the past year and have not really come up with
a decisive direction to move in. It is a shame since the actual majority of
the deck looks good. I mean - the deck flexes on the foredeck appreciably and
in the stern. No flex on top of the cabin or along the rail port &
starboard.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=780373613-20062002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=780373613-20062002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>I
know that the two options really open to me are as
follows:</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=780373613-20062002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=780373613-20062002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>1.
drill, rout, fill w/epoxy-microfibers compound all over the
place</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=780373613-20062002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=780373613-20062002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>2.
Cut off the deck secion by section, put new core (foam: which type ?) epoxy
in, glass over - apply noskid</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=780373613-20062002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=780373613-20062002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>the
Question:</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=780373613-20062002> <FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>is #1 a good reliable cheap way of doing this repair,
regardless of the issue of leaving the old rotten remains of the core ? Has
any one done this job lets say in the past ten years and had poor results? How
about good results?</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=780373613-20062002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=780373613-20062002> <FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>If I go with # 2 which foam and glass should I use, how
thick? I am already resolved to using MAAS epoxy so the other details are more
important to me. </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=780373613-20062002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=780373613-20062002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>Thanks for any input you have.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=780373613-20062002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=780373613-20062002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>C.B.
Currier</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=780373613-20062002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>Infinity #57</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=780373613-20062002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>Daybreak #458</FONT></SPAN></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>