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has any body repaired those pesky soft spots on the flybridge ?? Im just getting into this job and am looking for some advise or pictures HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!

I think some have had luck with drilling and injecting the holes with a hardner to stiffen things up. I personally do not know the procedure but surely someone will step in and help you. Good luck.

If its some small spots you can dril holes and inject expoxy into them try to dry it out first and if wet find where the water came from . I have heard of people injecting foam also .

Get about a gallon of slow curing West Systems Epoxy (or equivelant cheaper stuff) and some thickening agent. Get a bunch of West Systems empty caulk tubes. Mix the epoxy and the "dust" to about the viscosity of mayonaise. Only mix enough to fill two of the empty tubes. Drill a 5/16 hole in the center of a soft spot. Shoot in both tubes with a caulk gun until the cavity is filled. Once the epoxy is cured, fill in the indent with gel coat or MarineTex.

the catalog that they gave me claims that the imitationwood pieces hold up better than real wood, but like you said if it fades there is no way of refinishing it.

what Im wanting to do is take the carpet out and install inside.

Mrsluggo wrote:has any body repaired those pesky soft spots on the flybridge ?? Im just getting into this job and am looking for some advise or pictures HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!

How big are they? If small then the prior suggestions will work fine.
If large spots what I would do is cut off top fibreglass a few inches larger than soft spot, allow wet balsa core to dry, then CPES to treat dry core then replace topping with new fibreglass & nonskid.
http://www.smithandcompany.org/CPES/index.html
I have read about people who have repaired rotten stringers with this product... it is strong and protects the wood forever.