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I do not wish to remove the deck from my hull especially being a long deck 233. The plywood core is shot up in the forpeak was well as around the edges with the deck hardware and bow rail is. Has anyone tried to use this system before. It appears to be straight ahead in the directions and video. I have used west system to saturate rotted wood before and it does quite well so I will assume that for this product but I am curious if anyone else has tried it??

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Jim

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i just cut out the timber from underneath and replaced it

I took the plunge. Once you remove the rubber from the rub rail you have crossed the point of no return. re coring with triple cell foam core gonna try a vacuum bag.

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I am going to work from bottom.. My approach will be to strip underside, then do 6-8" section across at front of hatch, balsa, then solid blocks where needed for backers. Then glass over till I like feel,  Repeat another 6-8" section aft of hatch , when I have a number of "deck beams" in place, fill in needed areas. 

I am "0lder" a retired F8 crusader pilot, we were mach 1.7 with no GPS or computers , on mini angle decks   Since I am working alone,  deck removal is not an option. In a past lifetime I built H-28's in Japan, so boatbuilding is in my blood. I do like a challenge, and working upside down comes naturally to an old F8 driver ha ha ha . I want to compare notes as we go.. 

I am so glad I pulled the deck on mine. Working alone...pulled flipped it..went with Balsa instead of foam due to budget.

Hi Jim.. I have same problem..What I am going to do is..

1) remove junk up to glass deck in a path say 18" wide from port to stbd.

2)epoxy a beam that I have fabricated out of strips epoxeyed together. To the glass deck. 

    this beam will be about 2" deepx1/1/2 wide. Ends of beam resting on 1/2" 3x8 pads glassed onto 

     hull to spread any stress if transmitted to ends which I doubt.

3) Then remove more junk a section at a time, bond balsa to deck and beam and then glass. 

   Not quick but I am 79 and the last quick thing I did was land F8 Crusaders on mini angle decks

    So I consider anything less than 1000 MPH slow anyway. Art K

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