bad news here, wet hull has infected transom coring

wish the hull core and transom core were not butted together with no seal

wet transom core at bottom, looks like the layup on the hull was a little resin starved

must keep going on the port side

yep, more rotten core

this is the area of dark shavings under the galley, it was rotten and there was a void there where they didn't get enough resin to bond the balsa to the bottom skin

under the galley, you can see the void

keep going, not done

moisture readings under the porta-potty

checking other deck hardware with the moisture meter, this one looks good

this one is leaking, the core is wet, but doesn't look too bad yet

the roof is cored here, this is where the radar and vhf wiring went through, luckily its dry

unsealed core from the factory at the hawse pipe, windlass was also unsealed. luckily these were dry

this is the bow rail penetration that was leaking

flush mount rod holders, unsealed and wet core

wet core under the downrigger pad and fuel fill fitting

that heater is doing the trick

core is drying

took everything out

foam and coring bagged up in the background, all deck hardware removed at this stage

large void at the side, this is as far as I'm cutting in the cockpit. The rest is solid, but needs to dry

port side

don't let anybody tell you the water doesn't migrate far through end grain balsa.

had to take more out of the transom.