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The other exposed wood in the bilge. This is aft of the mast compression post before the deep section of the bilge

So - I took a look at the plywood below the compression post and it's definitely wet, but not disintegrating. It's not clear to me why it was never fully encased in fiberglass? The forward bilge runs right through the bare wood under the compression post and in the more forward bulkhead to...

Hey Texlan! Thank you so much! I'll have to look up the hull number. I'm concerned I may find a similar issue in the compression post as what I can test on the fore side of it is all dry rotted where you can see the water damage. I've also discovered that the deck at the bow, starboard side...

Hi Everyone, The mast wires on my 1971 Ericson 29 have been leaking water in from above and there's water damage to the compression post. So far it seems only the top 4-6in on the fore side have loss of structural integrity. The rest seems very solid. I think though the hanging locker...