Shawn, On my 34 the deck to bulkhead fittings also leaked and as I found out were installed through cored laminate that had rotted so they were not doing much good. I recored the deck and used a piece of ~6x6” 1/2 inch thick g10 fiberglass in place of balsa where the tang bolts. Planning on cutting the slot in that and through bolting it again so hopefully it will be stiff enough not to leak. I am assuming that they are structurally required so I plan on putting them back.
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