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With the boat on the hard for the winter, I decided to remove all of the in-deck floor hatches and bring them home so I could cut the undersides open and recore them.

The aft fishbox hatch was the worst and in dire need of repair. It was completely soaked and weighed 40lbs. IThe reason why is that someone at the factory, in their infinite wisdow, decided to trim off the aft lip (to make the hatch fit) and in doing so, exposed the plywood core.

The other in deck hatches appeared to be okay. However, after cutting them open I found damp plywood and was glad that I went ahead and opened them up.

The plan is to recore them with 3/8" Coosa, epoxy and 1708. Divinycell H-80 would be somewhat lighter, but I have a full sheet of Coosa in my garage, so that it was what I will be using. The epoxy and 1708 were ordered from Joel at Gulfstream Composites. While I could easily get this stuff from suppliers where I work, I appreciate Joel's personal service, expertise and willingness to answer questions.

I also picked up a "new to me" console. The existing console was too short and in my opinion, the boxy shape did not complement the lines of the boat. So, I started hunting around and I found this used console which is exactly what I was looking for.

Lastly, I also picked up a Garmin 7215 with an enormous 15 inch screen, which will be a huge upgrade from the Furuno 1650 that is on the boat now.

Will post more pictures in a few weeks after hatches have been recored.