Bought an old Pearson 28. Surveyed. In good shape except for stress cracking in deck under stanchion bases. I'm going to do proper repairs in off season.
Only a couple are bad enough to where I will probably have to dig out some old wood too. Others are just minor cracking. All will get proper new bases and rebedding, etc.
In meantime, does it make any sense to caulk over the cracks to reduce water intrusion until properly fixed or does that muddy things up further? If so, any suggestions on what to use? I'm assuming silicone would be bad (cause adhesion problems with proper repair?).
Thanks for any thoughts....
Only a couple are bad enough to where I will probably have to dig out some old wood too. Others are just minor cracking. All will get proper new bases and rebedding, etc.
In meantime, does it make any sense to caulk over the cracks to reduce water intrusion until properly fixed or does that muddy things up further? If so, any suggestions on what to use? I'm assuming silicone would be bad (cause adhesion problems with proper repair?).
Thanks for any thoughts....