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Old 02-01-2018, 03:10 PM   #18
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An advantage of removing core in windlass area is that it will give you a pretty good idea of the condition of the rest of the balsa cored deck. Balsa can never dry out, so even if its not porridge but just wet, it will become porridge eventually.

A disadvantage of the full bowsprit idea is that it might tip you into needing the 'next size up' marina berth. I think you are just under the 18m length given your stern extension, and longer berths are not always available in many marinas.
Brian: I hadn't thought of the extra-length factor against the bowsprit idea...but you are dead right, more length is not what I need!

And yes, exactly, I'm expecting to learn something about the likely state of the core by 'excavating' under the windlass. When you did your deck, do you recall if the windlass area was particularly bad....or no worse than elsewhere?
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