Center Console - how to repair rotted mounts

[dccordell]

I'm working on the center console off my deck boat... The console is in pretty decent shape overall I guess, but from sitting in a boat that had a completely failed deck and soaked foam, the bottom of the console was sitting in a wet spot for years apparently. The bottom of the console is fiberglass with wood supports for screwing to the deck around the bottom perimeter. The wood on the bottom is rotten, mostly fallen out already (see pics). I'm wondering what would be the best way to fix this so I have something solid to mount the console to the deck? I have some ideas but idk... I'm sure something like this has been done before.

Also see the damage on the side.. I'm not sure what caused this. Looks like they had something mounted through the console and the plywood around the hole came apart. I was thinking I might could put a 12v power plug in that hole to cover it up, and I wanted a 12v plug somewhere on the console anyways.

The wood on the rest of the console looks good and dry, especially around where the switch panels and shift/throttle assembly comes through. No worries on those areas...

Bottom of the console... see where the mounting rail is rotten:

Closer view of the rot:

Shot of the hole in the side below the speaker, sorry it isn't closer:

The front of the console, not in bad shape huh? Maybe new gauges/switches:

 

[Bondo]

Re: Center Console - how to repair rotted mounts

Ayuh,... I think I'd treat it the same as any other rotten wood,...

Dig out All the Rot, 'n glass in New wood...

 

[dccordell]

Re: Center Console - how to repair rotted mounts

I'm just wondering if it would be ok to leave the outside fiberglass in place and just cut out the interior glass and the wood, and then somehow glue the new wood to the remaining "outside" layers of glass, maybe with PL or just stick it with resin and a layer of glass? And then glass back over the interior where the new wood is like usual... how's that sound? Sort of like how a transom would be done...