Just about everywhere anything was through-bolted on
my Etchells, I found core rot or wet core. I decided to take
some time off from sailing to bring the boat up to Bristol
standards. I have plans to use the boat in the last week
in August and I want it perfect by then.
You know how core gets wet, people tighten things up
crush the core more and it just keeps spreading. I decided
to cut up a 24" and 28" piece of 3/8" fiberglass panel to
replace the balsa core under all deck fittings. The idea
being, this will prevent any ingress of water into my balsa
core. I will not use any bedding for any deck hardware,
and of course you should never bed the bottom, as you
want the water to find it's way though.
Pictures.
http://good-times.webshots.com/album/560166062GlPvzp
Neat video showing what wet core looks like and rotten core.
http://good-times.webshots.com/video...01903646kvMSDv
Question. What is the music playing in the background?
Who is the artist?
More pictures to follow later.
Bart