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3. Port side of cockpit, ahead of the fuel tank. The holes have now been filled with "System Three" Cold Cure epoxy. I used a syringe to fill the bottom of the hole first, and work the air to the top and out.
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4. Starboard side ready to reinstall hardware. There was some air bubbles, shrinkage or seapage of the epoxy into the foam core, so it took two applications of epoxy.
3. Number 10 screws drilled out with 3/8" drill bit, then additional yellow closed cell foam around the inside of the 3/8" hole removed with a "Dremel". 3/8" Swim step bolt holes redrilled out to 7/16".
3. You can see the yellow closed cell foam core.
3. Port side of cockpit, ahead of the fuel tank. The holes have now been filled with "System Three" Cold Cure epoxy. I used a syringe to fill the bottom of the hole first, and work the air to the top and out.
2. Transom Fastener Improvements
2. Drain plug hole Dremeled out and ready to receive epoxy.
2. I used a 3/8" drill bit to drill through the top of the cockpit deck fiberglass down through the dark grey foam core to touch the bottom layer of the laminated deck. I then took a "Dremel" and hollowed out a greater amount of foam core below the top deck layer of fiberglass to give a greater area to fill in with epoxy.
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3. Port side of cockpit, ahead of the fuel tank. The holes have now been filled with "System Three" Cold Cure epoxy. I used a syringe to fill the bottom of the hole first, and work the air to the top and out.

3. Port side of cockpit, ahead of the fuel tank. The holes have now been filled with "System Three" Cold Cure epoxy. I used a syringe to fill the bottom of the hole first, and work the air to the top and out.
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1. Cockpit Floor Fastener Improvements. All original No. 10 screws and hardware still in place before starting improvements.
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