Ideas for a deck filler??? Balsa replacement

[Underwater254]

Hi all,
Looking for ideas for my 330 express. I re-bedded the hatches and noticed there is no core left in my deck. It does not even have staining or remnants of anything being there. Should I refill with balsa or are there better options??

 

[fbe2228]

I have a similar question. My boat is a 2001 270 Sundancer that I have owned for a few years. At the end of last summer, I took the foot switches apart for the windlass and noticed that the wood core in front of the hole for the switches was wet and rotten (maybe 1-2 inches). I cleaned it out the best I could, and re-sealed the switches. My intention for this summer is to take it apart again and repair the bad wood. I’ve seen a few posts on here about deck repair, and some of them are pretty frightening! (“340 windlass windlass core rot repair complete”). Although I like what the guy did to his boat to repair it, I sure hope mine isn’t that bad! After I clean out the bad wood from the switch hole, what is my best option? Should I fill it with just an epoxy, or should I put new marine plywood in the cleaned out area and then epoxy it? What would a good epoxy/filler be, and does anyone know where I can get small quantities of marine plywood or another product to fill the void? There is no damage to the fiberglass, and it’s not spongy or bubbling. Thanks in advance!!

 

[joeyleggz]

West system and a new product I'm looking into "inject a deck"


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[fbe2228]

I checked out the "Inject A Deck" website and it looks like a good way to go. Does anyone know of a similar product that comes in a smaller quantity? I only have a little bit to repair (hopefully), and it looks like the Inject A Deck is for large areas. I don't want to waste most of it, especially since a kit is rather expensive for the amount that I plan to use.