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Gents,

I've been meaning to ask... with such a narrow bilge area on each

of the centerboard trunk... what are you using as your bilge pump.
Electric Bilge pump. I have a manual that has a hose down into that
area but I want to hook up an electric one to work while I'm away

the boat.

I have a tiny leak around my rudder post and it only lets in an inch
or two over a heavy rain, but I don't want water / moisture sitting

there and around motor.

the whale super sub 500 has a great review and seems slim enough to
fit the area. Thoughts?

Thanks
C #466

I got the "deck area in front of (aft) the companion way" (Alright
all you Nautical Lexicon Ponderers, whats it called?) epoxied in
yesterday. I had my shade and fan all set this time. went much more
smoothly. One thing to consider is this piece of deck is not flat.

has a bit of horizontal curve to it, sloping from the center out to
the toe rail. I noticed it befor I started so was prepared for it.
The 1/2" marine ply took the curve no problem but I did have to add
some good weight to the ends to hold them down. Two 5 gallon

full of wet sand worked very nicely in conjunction with my paint
cans. One edge was slightly higher than I wanted, but will fair out
just fine when I do the seams. I finished a full gallon of west
system epoxy right on the last needed batch. How's that for close?

I got the cockpit floor and this deck area with one full gallon of
105/206. It's makes one warm and fuzzy all over when you step on

freshly recored deck and it doesn't squish! Today I am going to cut
into the side deck. I'll let you know how it goes, stay tuned, same
Tartan channel, same Tartan time.
Bob
SV Gabba Hey
1964 #90



--- In T27Owners@..., "Bob" <screeminbob@> wrote:

I added afew more pictures of my progress. Got new plywood cut

fitted today. The deck is a wierd composition. Basically 3 types

deck laminate. One is straight fiberglass, the second is

fiberglassed

with end grain balsa, and the third is fiberglass with plywood.

non cored is obvious as it is thinner than the rest of the deck

makes a nice solid sound when tapped with a plastic hammer. The

balsa

and plywood cored deck is indistinguishable from each other but

make

a more hollow thunk (especially where it's mush). I am finding

some areas that I expect to be all balsa is both balsa and

I've been lucky so far that non of the plywood really needs
replacing. But I have ended up doing the ply areas that I thought
were balsa. The area in front of the companion way (or aft of the
companionway) is a mix of both. The coring stops at the edge of

companion way before the icebox hatch but extends all the way to

the

side deck on starboard side. I cut all the way over, but had I

known

I would have saved the little bit of side deck to do with the

of

the side deck. Again I expected balsa but instead the bit of side
deck is ply. I'm sure there is balsa further up though next to

cabin. I also imagine that as the years went on the actual coring
plan probably changed. so one might want to drill for a smaple

before

cutting specific areas. In the end it will all be solid and won't
really matter I guess.
Bob
SV Gabba Hey
1964 #90

To Caleb and Adam
I'm not pressing the issue but when I or we or somebody starts
recoreing the roof of the cabin and asks is this solid fiberglass

or cored here or there, I would like to be able to give sound

thats all.
Actually I'll need the advice.
I have yet to cut open anything on my boat, but if the wife and I

have to tap the boat rebuild fund I plan on doing it this winter.
So I can dream about fiberglass work, is the "area" LOL! around the
mast and hatch over the v-berth and it's side walls solid glass or
cored ?
Is the main cabin roof and side walls solid or cored ?
If any of the above answers are cored, what thickness is the

and what material was it?
If my memory serves me (not) when rebedding the ports years back I
really don't remember coreing in the side walls.
Steve K.

I added afew more pictures of my progress. Got new plywood cut and
fitted today. The deck is a wierd composition. Basically 3 types of
deck laminate. One is straight fiberglass, the second is

with end grain balsa, and the third is fiberglass with plywood. The
non cored is obvious as it is thinner than the rest of the deck and
makes a nice solid sound when tapped with a plastic hammer. The

and plywood cored deck is indistinguishable from each other but

a more hollow thunk (especially where it's mush). I am finding that
some areas that I expect to be all balsa is both balsa and plywood.
I've been lucky so far that non of the plywood really needs
replacing. But I have ended up doing the ply areas that I thought
were balsa. The area in front of the companion way (or aft of the
companionway) is a mix of both. The coring stops at the edge of the
companion way before the icebox hatch but extends all the way to

side deck on starboard side. I cut all the way over, but had I

I would have saved the little bit of side deck to do with the rest

the side deck. Again I expected balsa but instead the bit of side
deck is ply. I'm sure there is balsa further up though next to the
cabin. I also imagine that as the years went on the actual coring
plan probably changed. so one might want to drill for a smaple

cutting specific areas. In the end it will all be solid and won't
really matter I guess.
Bob
SV Gabba Hey
1964 #90

Hey Bob,
Nice job. Do you or anyone else know if the actual dog house is

I've seen some folks with drilled out sections around the dorade boxes
and I was under the impression that the dog house was all solid
fiberglass. I have to do my side deck on starboard side by the salon
windows. Soft area there. Nice to see that they used plywood and
it's held up.

What thickness ply are you using? 1/4 inch?

Thanks
c
466

I added afew more pictures of my progress. Got new plywood cut and
fitted today. The deck is a wierd composition. Basically 3 types of
deck laminate. One is straight fiberglass, the second is

with end grain balsa, and the third is fiberglass with plywood. The
non cored is obvious as it is thinner than the rest of the deck and
makes a nice solid sound when tapped with a plastic hammer. The

and plywood cored deck is indistinguishable from each other but

a more hollow thunk (especially where it's mush). I am finding that
some areas that I expect to be all balsa is both balsa and plywood.
I've been lucky so far that non of the plywood really needs
replacing. But I have ended up doing the ply areas that I thought
were balsa. The area in front of the companion way (or aft of the
companionway) is a mix of both. The coring stops at the edge of the
companion way before the icebox hatch but extends all the way to

side deck on starboard side. I cut all the way over, but had I

I would have saved the little bit of side deck to do with the rest

the side deck. Again I expected balsa but instead the bit of side
deck is ply. I'm sure there is balsa further up though next to the
cabin. I also imagine that as the years went on the actual coring
plan probably changed. so one might want to drill for a smaple

cutting specific areas. In the end it will all be solid and won't
really matter I guess.
Bob
SV Gabba Hey
1964 #90