SOME GOOD ADVICE !

[abl1111]

Hey all. Been awhile, but I figured I would add a little advice to new and old alike. Re-seat all your bolts, screws and thru hulls - very year - or risk the consequences.

After doing a resto on a 1975 23' Tsunami last year, I found many a soft spot - and repaired them. I just found one that I missed, and am attacking it like the fiberglass dust, loving, mo-fo I am...

The area: the deck on the bow, where the ss rails got screwed down into the deck and into balsa wood - yippeee-kai- yay ! The repair is going well. Cut out the bad, scarfedin another pc of balsa, Epoxied it in, then I will glass it again. No replacement balsa near the railing/bolt area - just a bunch of layers of glass to drill through.

But, my point is, if water can, it will find wood - and rot the crap out of it. So, even if all the fittings are sound-looking, pull that screw, bolt, fitting and reseat it with Boat Life ( or your favorite thing ) to avoid the itchy arms, face and neck I'm feeling right now !!!

And, your boat can and will last a very long time !

Amen!

[ocuyler]

Very good advice indeed. Someone gave that same advice when we started the 23CC project. We not only removed hundreds of fasteners, but also drilled and filled each and every one.