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Originally Posted by FishStretcher
I like the idea of balsa most everywhere else, but I would consider the area under a cleat to be similar in stress to the transom. . .
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There is no core under the bow cleats. It's solid glass, ~ 1/4" thick. I added 1/2" thick plywood under those cleats and then a couple layers of 5/16 plywood reinforcement, approx. 15x15 under bow area including under the cleats when I added anchor bracket.