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phlatkat
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Initially Posted - 02/22/2002 :  21:52:14  Show Profile
We recently bought a 1979 Cat 25. I have noticed some softness in the cockpit floor. You can see some long bubbles under the surface like it's delaminating. Were these floors wood cored? Does any one have any suggestions to a fix. At this time there
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Dave Seely
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Response Posted - 02/24/2002 :  20:52:35  Show Profile
I think people have avoided replying because there is no easy fix for this one. If you could access the bottom side of the cockpit floor it would be much easier, but the liner completely covers it. The only thing that can be done is to cut the top skin ou
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Dick Johnson
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Response Posted - 02/25/2002 :  19:38:08  Show Profile
The floor in the cockpit of "Lagniappe" was mushy. I talked to the dealer and he said that moisture is the cause. I drilled a 1/4 inch hole from the quarter birth ceiling to the open space but not into the cockpit. Water came rushing out. We got about
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Douglas
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Response Posted - 02/25/2002 :  22:01:27  Show Profile  Visit Douglas's Homepage
There is a product called rot doctor that is slowly absorbed by rotten wood and eventualy sets up hard like epoxy. You might do a search for their web site.
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phlatkat
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Response Posted - 02/25/2002 :  22:02:43  Show Profile
Thanks for the info guys. Dick, after draining did you plug the hole and fill with epoxy? Is the floor cored with wood? or just stringers

Thanks again for your help
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Douglas
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Response Posted - 02/25/2002 :  22:07:38  Show Profile  Visit Douglas's Homepage
Ok I found the site www.rotdocktor.com/glass/GLintro.html
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phlatkat
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Response Posted - 02/26/2002 :  11:16:27  Show Profile
I sent a note to Rot doctor about the problem and this is their response.


I have a 1979 Catalina 25 sail boat with soft cockpit floor. I can see some
> delamination bubbles, but even though the floor give as you walk it does not
> "crunch" a
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