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Wavedancer, thanks for your perspective- I understand that anyone active on this forum takes great pride in the appearance of their Sunfish, and my "Plan B" is likely akin to blasphemy in your eyes. The repairs the way I intended (and the way you and other serious Sunfish sailors on this...

Thanks for linking your material list, it definitely helped! For my repairs, West System epoxy products and Interlux paint products total approx $275. OUCH! I'm considering scrapping the inspection ports and doing the repair only from above to save $50. Also considering standard polyester...

Sanded-out the deck damage (shown). Will fix using an offset 6" inspection port hole near each location to work between foam blocks as much as possible. Goal is a lasting quality repair (not a show winner), at reasonable cost for a 1964 Sunfish. A West Marine store is 15mi away, appears that's...

Thanks very much for all your replies confirming repair from below is required. Very good info! The trick to avoid an inspection port is tempting, but I'd have to cut out big sections of the deck. The patch would be so big I'm concerned about getting adequate pressure all around the...

I'm considering the mat underneath to add strength because both cracks are thru the deck and cover large areas. If just beveling 1-2" and laying narrow mat in the resulting groove has an excellent chance of being a good lasting repair, I'm all for it! -Does this normally provide a strong...

This sunfish sat upside down in a neighbor's yard for many years, supported at locations of giterdone repairs below. I rescued it from a trip to the dump. Serial Number 18617 = year 1974(?) Removed the repairs, revealing continuous single cracks through the deck at both locations that I...