Nick,
Your point is well taken. Water intrusion was due to the plywood never
having been properly sealed at the cowl. The caulking at the cowl failed &
that's the tragic end.
Marc

"Old Nick" wrote in message
...
On Fri, 27 Feb 2004 07:27:26 -0500, "Marc Beroz"
vaguely proposed a theory
......and in reply I say!:

I don't think my foam
idea is a smart thing to do but I thought I would ask your opinion before
I
abandoned the idea entirely.

nuff sed.

It's a boat. Your life may depend on it. It's a stress area. You have
access. Do it properly. I would also be looking at what is wrong with
the design/surrounds that the ply turned to mush. Why did the water
get in? Design or build? Accident? rebuild the area and some around
it.