I dont want to come off as one of those guys who hate Hunters, but their
cockpit soles are
notorious for this problem, at least on the 285's. A friend had to
basically tear out the
entire floor and redo the core and glasswork over it. I think I'd
probably try doing
the easy remedy first, based on how much flex is in the sole and maybe
drill a few tiny
pilot holes out from where you've identified the problem to try to
determine the extent to which it is compromised....if it's confined,
just an epoxy injection
may do the trick...I'm less enamored with Git-Rot, but other folks swear
by it. I'd inject West
with may be a little 403 in it, let that cure and reexamine the area.
Drill some more pirate
holes and inject if it is still mushy.
Large areas, I'd just bite the bullet and resole the thing...nothing you
can't knock out with
a saws-all and a little sweat equity. Good luck.
tf
Harvey Rosenberg wrote:
Hi Ray,
I believe that the whole cockpit area is cored with plywood. I have
the same problem, but I haven't fixed it yet.
A dockmate has a Hunter and repaired by lifting off the fiberglas
deck, inserting new plywood and epoxying over it, then painting the
entire cockpit deck. But Catalina's deck are patterned, so the
approach may be to expoxy the entire deck and finish with non skid
paint. You could also cover it with wood or Starboard decking.
I figured that with 2 boats in the family that we had a big investment
them, so I bought a moisture meter.
