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Old 10-11-2008
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what up with the plywood?

I looked at a boat today with plywood partitions under the sole of the cabin and under the cockpit. These partitions (bulkheads?) were tabbed in but not covered in fiberglass. The area inder the cockpit is basically a bilge, so this plywood is wet all the time, causing the tabbing to delaminate. The plywood is wet but not rotten. Is this typical construction? This is the second boat of this make/model (1973 DS 20) that is built this way.

Eric
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