I have just noticed a slight soft spot - 6" total - adjacent to the pull up hardware on my engine hatch, starboard side - right where all the traffic goes. When I press with my hand, there is a little flexing - no crack yet.
With the hatch open, looking from the bottom, I see that I am lucky that this area is NOT where the silver foam soundproofing is. Obviously water intruded through the pull up handle and rotted the (plywood?) inner material between the FG top and bottom. So, I need to kill the rot from creeping further, and fill the (now empty) space. My first BAD thought was to drill a small hole in the bottom side of hatch, and pump in spray foam - maybe it would harden to fill the gap. Buy maybe it wont. Would Sea Cast harden?
I dont want to rip apart the entire hatch for a 6" spot....in the middle of the season.
All advice welcome!
With the hatch open, looking from the bottom, I see that I am lucky that this area is NOT where the silver foam soundproofing is. Obviously water intruded through the pull up handle and rotted the (plywood?) inner material between the FG top and bottom. So, I need to kill the rot from creeping further, and fill the (now empty) space. My first BAD thought was to drill a small hole in the bottom side of hatch, and pump in spray foam - maybe it would harden to fill the gap. Buy maybe it wont. Would Sea Cast harden?
I dont want to rip apart the entire hatch for a 6" spot....in the middle of the season.
All advice welcome!
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