Fiberglass Rectangle

rooh9699

Hi all,

I have a 2006 270 Fiesta Vee. Remodeling the front cabin. When removing the table support floor to inspect the bow area, i see a clear almost see through rectangle of fiberglass it's about 4 inches by 2 or 3 inches. It appears very solid and original. Do you have any idea what this is? Ty so much for your time and expertise.  D

rasbury

I have not torn into that,  yet!

GMSLITHO

I didn't see anything like that when I did mine 

rooh9699

Ty you both.   It's in the front of the most forward bulkhead ..ill get a pic tomm. Ty

rasbury

I have my boat home to run a new vhf wire (tried to pull it through) anyway, sounds like if I open the forward storage I may see what your seeing.

rooh9699

Here are a few pics.  If you look to the upper left and upper right, you see the same color glass.  No visible damage and it's thick like original.  Just curious,but not worried.  At first I thought in hull ducer....now no clue.  Ty for looking.

aero3113

Looks like your pictures didn’t post.

rooh9699

One more try.   Sun going down..really shows well lol.  Ty all.

GMSLITHO

I would just put some fiberglas mat over it and beef it up with a couple coats 

rooh9699

Same thought. I shall.  

In your pic, you have the fridge out. I just took my galley out to rebuild it.  Was in fairly good shaoe, but wife wants a differennt color. 

Question:   Did your fridge condensate hose just drop down through a hole where the fridge is?  I assume it runs to the rear bildge?

Was thinking about adding a sump pump for that and the sink to make it cleaner.  

Ty again for looking and please let me know if you need anything from my end.  We have the cabin gutted.

Dave

PickleRick

Maybe the builders didn't care about the finish in that spot as you were never supposed to see it?

rooh9699

@PickleRick,
Maybe.  I reglassed it and shaped it a bit to ease flow of water from there to mid bildge.  It appears very thick. 

Ty for your response.

rasbury

I'm not a fiberglass person...when I open my hatches the hull looks "finished" so I'm not understanding what I'm looking at...

rooh9699

I added glass and cloth to be sure.  Easy peasy.  Pic attached. Ty all. 

rooh9699

@rasbury, this is under the cabin table at the first bulkhead.   The top is removed and you are looking down at the hull under the table floor.  Last pic shows fiberglass added with 3 layers of cloth....overkill, but done.  I was not happy with the low point in that area and built it up so no water can collect there if present..  this will force it to move on to the mid bilge area...I hope

rasbury

Sounds like the right move to me- I've thought about trying to create storage there...a slide out drawer. One of my biggest finds for storage, had the boat a few years and did not know there was storage behind the seat back adjacent the helm- but now it's full..