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If you get into my part of the writeup from that link, you'll see that I (1) Make the cut a little more than 2" inside of a paint or nonskid border, (2) bevel that edge 2", and 2" the edge of the NEW deck plate (I don't use the old nonskid, it's garbage by this point), (3) layer fiberglass cloth over the joint formed by the beveled edges, building up cloth with layers of decreasing width, and (4) recoat the entire area with Kiwi Grip. The patched bevels are then invisible, although the Kiwi Grip is not.My question is, once the cut-out portion of the deck is made and internal repairs completed, putting back the cut-out portion of the deck...what do you use to mend the cut-out edges to blend in with the rest of the deck so it does not look like a stitched patch??
BTW I got the strips of plywood idea from an article I read on line about a deck fix done by someone else. Does anyone have any thoughts on putting plywood into the deck to replace the balsa?
If you need an opinion from the other side of the DIY spectrum - this forum is full of guys who know what they're doing, and do it well, and have been doing work like this for a long time. They're 100% correct in that doing the work "right" means doing the extensive project, deconstructing and reconstructing the core.