If the area is truly limited, and i owned the boat, i'd seal the dodger
snaps carefully and get on with life. Rotten cores become a problem when
they affect heavily loeded hardware like winches or cleats. If purchasing,
it's not a deal breaker.

"Lester Evans" wrote in message
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Here is the situation. The boat I am interested in is OK, # one, in most
areas. Old engine, will get it checked out.

After checking over the deck very thoroughly, the "dull" sound of
delamination was discovered near where the dodger snaps are set in the
cabin
roof. I never liked the thought of putting dodge snaps into a fiberglass
deck and this confirmed my thinking. How can the little snaps be bedded?
As far as I could tell, they just go through the top layer of fiberglass,
they are not supported below or anything.

It looks like moisture has entered behind the snaps. This has caused some
delamination around the area on the cabin roof.

Not a big area. The tapping of the cabin roof deck showed this. I don't
think this is totally wet core, more like delamination. But, it
definitely
needs to be attended too.

I am in the buying, negotiating stage of this boat. I haven't made an
offer
yet. Talked a little about it, but no real money has been put on the
table.

The boat is some distance from my house, not real far.

What would you do? Should I ask that the area be repaired before a deal
is
struck. Should I say "this is my offer subject to repairing this area"
....
or should I say "I am deducting XXX dollars from my offer for the
delamination repair".

I checked Don Casey's book. He shows how to drill a small number of
holes,
fill with thickened epoxy, put some weight on the deck and let it dry.
This
will do it, I'm sure.

But, since it is below the deck ........... the old "who knows" has me
worried.

If the area is just delamination caused by moisture getting in from the
snap
holes ........... and I repair the area .........

What do I do about the snaps.

The snaps are the little thingy's that the dodger attach to.

I sure hope someone can help. I am very close on this boat.

My heart is singing and my head is issuing a warning.

HELP... Please ..