Balsa wood core rotting in a carver :(

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I am looking at a 1986 26 Carver Santa Cruz. I can get the boat for 3 grand because they guy wants to off it NOW. Anyways there is rot coming out of the blower vent screw areas. <br /><br />My family has a 42 1989 carver and its an absolutely wonderful boat and it doesn't have any problems like that. But does anyone know what it will take to fix rot like that?<br /><br />JAZZ

 

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Re: Balsa wood core rotting in a carver

your folks just don't know about the rot..<br />yet..<br /><br />ALL boats at least close to 20 years old has rot.. if it's polyester resin fiberglass over wood.. especially balsa.. balsa has no rot stave-off at all.. it's a<br />sponge.. a waterlogged ROT sponge..<br /><br />for 3 G's.. i'd by it an run-the-wheels off of it.. <br /><br />it's got alot a life left.. <br /><br />a boat that size ,,it's a dock party anyway..