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Old 03-23-2008
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Even if the boat is stored in heated winter storage, the water takes a very long time to evaporate out, given that it can't migrate through the fiberglass and it would only dry out a tiny bit at the points it leaks into the core....with the bulk of the moisture taking much longer to dry. That's why they peel the hull to dry out laminate.
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