patrickgisherwood
New Member
So about 4 years ago when I got my boat my traveler eyehook pulled out and I had a guy fix it for a reasonable price. He did a hack job and used dry wall screws that rusted a couple moths later, which I replaced ASAP. I had some cracking around the eye hook but didnt think it was a big deal and didnt think it went deep enough to let water in to the glass/core. The other day after sailing the hardware started to pull out, so I took out the screws to find that the damage is a lot worse then I thought. The wood core is soaked through around the hardware, and the fiberglass from the original repair was very water logged. I took all the glass out from the original repair and dug away at the core and glass around it a bit to see if it got any more dry but it didn't
I do realize I will have to take a chunk out of the boat to make sure i get all the wet core and glass out.
My question is how bad is this really? Ive never done repair like this...will I be able to do it or would it be better to hire a professional this time? (I work at West marine and im self competent but want to to last as long as I have the boat) Will i need to put in an inspection port since the damage is all the way through the deck? How common is this? and How do I even approach this???
Any advice on how to proceed is much appreciated.
I do realize I will have to take a chunk out of the boat to make sure i get all the wet core and glass out.
My question is how bad is this really? Ive never done repair like this...will I be able to do it or would it be better to hire a professional this time? (I work at West marine and im self competent but want to to last as long as I have the boat) Will i need to put in an inspection port since the damage is all the way through the deck? How common is this? and How do I even approach this???
Any advice on how to proceed is much appreciated.