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'86 3600 Open Cockpit Deck - Hooper - 12-02-2024
1986 3600 Open
My Cockpit Deck has become soft and needs a new core underneath it. My plan is to cut it out with a angled Feinsaw, recore it with glassed Balsa Core, reinstall it and seal with Lifeseal. Then maybe cover the whole deck with Sea Deck.
Has anyone done this project ?
Thanks in advance..
Rick
RE: '86 3600 Open Cockpit Deck - hiccup - 12-02-2024
I could be mistaken but I believe the cockpit deck is removable in an '86 36 open, which would allow you to re-core from the back and then reinstall. They changed to molding the cockpit deck as part of the liner in the early/mid '90s I believe, which makes re-coring the deck (or replacing the fuel tanks) a much more difficult and costly job.
Also, I would not use balsa when re-coring, or you'll be in the same boat, haha, soon.
RE: '86 3600 Open Cockpit Deck - Hooper - 12-10-2024
Thanks Hiccup - The deck has an outlined seam to show where you have to cut it, but it definitely needs to be cut.
I'm interested in what you believe would be a good core ? I had a 33 Bertram that needed the same work and I used balsa, glassed it on both sides and it lasted for 20+ years until I sold it three years ago. But if there's something better and easier, please speak up. I'm not up on all the alternatives.