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teamhart2 said:
look up coops core repair article, you need a few layers of mat and then some heavy roving. Sounds like the same repair i did on mine, make sure you check the plywood in the pad, mine ended up being wet/rotted, but i didnt figure it out until after i had everything fixed and had to cut into my freshly finished work.
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I need to make that article into a video, I really do.
 
ballardnboyz said:
ok...my isuue is close to the transom though, does the pad go under that? and if it does what would i do there?? I had this area drying with some heat all night and there doesnt appear to be any rot or be "loose", should i keep drying, or just remove this pad????:brickwall: I hate to get into a total rebuild....
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The transom went in first. Then everything else gets set in the hull.
 
Drill some 3/8 or so holes around into the core, see how far the wet extends...might need to drill 20 holes or so..GITROT is a expoxy that you mix, slowly pour in...I drill the holes, pour only in the high area, let it run out lower, don't try to fill all at once...let that dry over night, then keep filling till comes out all the holes, sand off tops and the wet/rotten wood repaired very strong and sealed...
 
ballardnboyz said:
What do you think about the transom???
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I think that if you think it might be wet, it's probably wet. Most of the restos on here that found rot anywhere also found it in the transom, and I'd put some money on the rest not looking :rof:

best to make sure, do the holesaw test in a few different spots, reasonably big holes too, i drilled small ones and couldnt really tell (ended up being real soft). If everything looks ok, its easy to fill those up.
 
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