2003 270 Soft Bow Deck Repair

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  • davidbrooksdavidbrooks Member Posts: 1,410 ✭✭✭✭
    Nice work.  This definitely falls into the peace of mind type work.  I would of been nervous anytime someone over the age of 9 walked on a soft bow.  I have a deck on the back of my house that i need to replace.  I get nervous anytime someone is leaning against the railing.
    It's 5 O'Clock Somewhere!
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  • JonnyMJonnyM Member Posts: 330 ✭✭✭
    @davidbrooks
    So true, it was driving me nuts.  So glad it’s complete.  
    "Mosi on Dahn"  2003 Fiesta Vee 270
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  • rasburyrasbury Member Posts: 8,489 ✭✭✭✭✭
    That is crazy good work there. First, as a novice, I never understood the bow would be balsa- I would have thought it would be marine grade plywood throughout.  Sounds like any collisions our boats will desenagrate!  Really nice job I hope I never have to refer back to this post!
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  • JonnyMJonnyM Member Posts: 330 ✭✭✭
    @rasbury
    I had no idea how it worked either.  I was totally a novice at this.  As it came together it made sense.  It's all in the layers and the epoxy sticking everything together that build the solid structure. The balsa is a very light, plywood would have been a nightmare to epoxy in place overhead.  You could actually cut the balsa wood with a razor knife.  It also was scored in small blocks with a mesh backing so it would contour to the curves of the boat.

    It was a learning experience for sure.
    "Mosi on Dahn"  2003 Fiesta Vee 270
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  • FormulabenFormulaben Confirm Email, Member Posts: 160 ✭✭
    Amazing work, and I really like the light and hatch upgrade too.  Kudos!!
    2006 Fiesta Vee 270
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  • Pat310Pat310 Member Posts: 585 ✭✭✭
    Wow!  Truly amazing work. Well done 👍 
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