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- marine trader 38 dc
I have a marine trader that has a hatch that is half over the lazarette and half over the aft cabin birth . bad design . the half over the birth holds water and has a bad drain system . I want to use a wedge filler epoxied and fiber glassed in .to make the water run into a channel with a drain . can I plane down a 2x12 and epoxy it in or should I get coosa board . the pipe on it now has ruined the wall inside .it leaks water just enough to keep the wall damp.
so questions
1. can I plane down a 2x12 and epoxy it in or should I get coosa board or other wood or foam product?
2. I am planning to cut drains into drain loop around hatch in the middle the boat floats bow down so the water never makes it to the rear drains .any problems expected there?
3. I am going to remove the pvc drain channel and replace with fiber glass pipe and do away with the wood at the end because of the leaks is it ok to just fiber glass the new pipe to the deck down the side and at the ends?
4. what are the best fittings to glass into the pipe to connect 1/2 hose to?
5. someone has already replaced this wall once does anyone have this setup on there boat or know what the original setup was?
6. is the bulkhead suppose to support the sandwich construction deck?
I know that's a lot of questions thanks in advance .
so questions
1. can I plane down a 2x12 and epoxy it in or should I get coosa board or other wood or foam product?
2. I am planning to cut drains into drain loop around hatch in the middle the boat floats bow down so the water never makes it to the rear drains .any problems expected there?
3. I am going to remove the pvc drain channel and replace with fiber glass pipe and do away with the wood at the end because of the leaks is it ok to just fiber glass the new pipe to the deck down the side and at the ends?
4. what are the best fittings to glass into the pipe to connect 1/2 hose to?
5. someone has already replaced this wall once does anyone have this setup on there boat or know what the original setup was?
6. is the bulkhead suppose to support the sandwich construction deck?
I know that's a lot of questions thanks in advance .