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Re-inserting rubber part in rubrail channel.

1" #10 machine head screw with fender washer and nylock for securing rubrail.

After laying in balsa, starting to wet-out top.

Minimum order of 64sq ft. Comes in 2'x4' panels

1.5\" resin-coated contourable balsa from Composites One.

Demo complete, heater and fan in place, balsa core cut and ready to lay in.

Just finished the last layer of gelcoat and I'm pretty pleased with the end result of this project! After the demolition stage I tarped off the boat to keep out the rain and put a heater and a fan in the v-berth area, keeping the inside temperature of the boat roughly above 65F for the...

Materials update: I was so close to ordering some nidacore for my deck core replacement but I spoke with a local fiberglass guru and he tipped the balance - after handling the nidacore and hearing his thoughts on the shear strength/avenues for failure in my specific application (as was also...

I ended up diving into this project recently and completely stripped the core up to about a foot in front of the consul. It was a mess - enough rot around the v-berth supports and seats to where I could remove handfuls of rotten core mush that had zero adherence to the glass. Around the middle...

Core balsa is 1.5 inches thick.

Probably 90% of what I've exposed and removed was soaked, rot ranged from severe/mush to slightly discolored but with a good bond to the fiberglass.