summersailing
New Member
I could use some help repairing a '78 Sunfish. The screws holding the gudgeon came out because the wooden backing block is rotten. So I need to replace it.
I bought all the parts and cut a hole for an inspection port. Now I need to install the new metal backing plate. However, I cannot get the old wooden backing block out. It seems to be glued or fastened to the fiberglass at the back of the boat. I pulled as hard as I can, but it would not come out. A few big shards of rotten wood came off the bottom, but that's it.
Is there something I am missing to get this wood out of there?
I bought all the parts and cut a hole for an inspection port. Now I need to install the new metal backing plate. However, I cannot get the old wooden backing block out. It seems to be glued or fastened to the fiberglass at the back of the boat. I pulled as hard as I can, but it would not come out. A few big shards of rotten wood came off the bottom, but that's it.
Is there something I am missing to get this wood out of there?