Re: Re-coring fuel tank cover
Dan
Tackled the exact same job a year ago. Unless you are trying to reduce weight, I would replace with plywood. I laid down a layer of cloth mat first and laid the plywood into it. Be careful around the edges as you need to leave enough space for the wood to rest inside the channel, when you reinstall. I beveled the edge all around so the cloth would form around it nicely. You could do all the glass work in one step but I elected to glass the wood down first. Once set, I removed my weights from the wood , gave it a light sand and then laid one layer of mat , followed by one layer of 1708 biax.
After it warmed up outside I painted the entire bottom with a few coats of epoxy paint and that was it! You already did the hardest part , removing the old rotted wood. The rest is easy! Rich
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