[Rhodes22-list] OK wannabes ... a word of caution...

[john Belanger]

possibly but doing the epoxy thing from the top might revive the interest if it seems the problem can be solved easily by a novice. key is thin and slowly. and do find the source of the water or else prepare for more work down the road...

Michel Meltzer <mjm at michaelmeltzer.com> wrote:  I was thinking about pulling the hatch, scrapping the "junk out" with a rod
and pumping in some very thin epoxy (the wood rot stuff) and Then pump in
their think end epoxy, but it seemed that area would take gallons of the
stuff and with pots that big it might "kick off" on you. Dumb install of the
hatch just took 2000$+ out of the boat. 

-mjm 

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> 
> Michael,
> There is a very, easy long term solution to the rotting deck. It involves
> cutting holes in the deck, inserting a shop vac and letting it run for a
> day or
> two. Once the core is dry, inject slow curing epoxy until cavity is filled
> and allow to harden. Deck will be as good as new.
> 
> Rummy
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