I've done a ton of core repair on my 69 E32. Seems like I end up doing a section every couple seasons, including the cockpit floor, the port side deck, the entire mast step (which seemed like a terrifying job at the outset), and the area around the hatch (which also involved a hatch removal, rebuild, and remount). Unfortunately I didn't document the hatch area fix but I did my best on the other three.
The key elements of my approach:
* repair from the top, do not fight gravity
* cut top deck off with an oscillating saw, which is also useful for digging out old-but-not-yet-rotten core
* bevel edge of remaining deck 2"
* replace balsa core with foam core, not to be confused with spray foam
* replace deck with 3/16" G10, with 2" beveled edge
* join resulting seam with 4-3-2-1" layers of fiberglass cloth and epoxy
* fair and finish (paint/Kiwi Grip)
E32 cockpit core repair: an illustrated guide The cockpit deck of my fine 32, built in 1969, owned and sailed by me since 1991 on three US coasts (west, north, and east), had become progressively spongier and spongier; I think the area around the fuel fill had leaked water long ago. My boat...
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E32 mast step deck repair: an illustrated guide My 1969 Ericson 32, which I've owned since 1991, has a deck-stepped mast. Under the mast, just a bit to port of the centerline, is a mahogany compression post, and about 18” to the right of this is another mahogany post of somewhat less...
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