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Prior to doing anything, you should decide on what your plans are for the boat. Is this something that you have invested a significant amount of money in and want to be able to resell without incurring much loss ? Or is this a boat that you have purchased very cheaply and are willing to walk away from eventually ?
If you want to maintain the value of the boat, don't drill holes in the deck. Don't drill holes in the underside. The reason that I say this, is that 99 times out of 100, that type of fix is not successful for more than a few weeks. You end up with a boat that is weakened and also scarred. Any prospective buyer who retains a surveyor will know that there was a deck issue, that it was repaired on the cheap, and that this type of repair doesn't work that well.
It will take more time and money to repair (or have it repaired) properly, by cutting out the wet core, replacing it and reglassing the area, but the end result will more than justify the expense.
If this was not a big investment for you, and you want to experiment, by all means go ahead and pour potions into the core and see if they do the job. I haven't heard of anyone who has been satisfied with the results, but there are new products coming on the market all the time, and it is conceivable that some manufacturer has come up with something that works.
Good luck and let us know what happens - particularly if this stuff you mentioned does work for you. A lot of people would probably be interested in it.
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