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Greetings folks,
Please allow me to intoduce myself as this is my first post. I'm a Critical Care Transport Paramedic for one of the larger hospitals in Southwest Georgia. I was previously a career Firefighter, now a Volunteer Firefighter/1st responder in my home community. I'm a "Darn Yankee" very happily married to a beautiful "Georgia Peach". We have two sons, seven and two years old. I have a respectable amount of expierience as a boater having been an avid scuba diver, spearfisherman, and fisherman for many years. I am not, however, a very experienced boat owner. I'm extremely fortunate (to say the least) to have been given a Chaparral 2050 SLC by my Father-in-Law. The boat is in beautifull condition and has been very well maintained with one exception... The bolts holding the pilot chair down were replaced by the original owner of the boat with wood screws. It seems as though they were replaced more than once, each time getting larger. The deck under the chair, especially around the screws, is flaking and no longer holds the screws. There seems to be no moisture, yet the plywood under the cracking fiberglass is falling apart causing the chair to be unsecure. My Father-in-Law told me I'll need to cut out the area under the seat, replace the plywood, and reglass it by slipping fiberglass mesh a few inches under the surrounding fiberglass all around the new plywood after securing it, and then pour on the new fiberglass resin. I plan to drill the plywood and secure washers and nuts to the underside prior to installation to secure the chair solidly with bolds (all hardware to be stainless steel). If the damage extends any farther than the plywood, then I'll of course address those issues as well. Any advice, thoughts, comments, and especially guidance will be VERY much appreciated. I'll thank all of you in advance for your help with this.
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Please allow me to intoduce myself as this is my first post. I'm a Critical Care Transport Paramedic for one of the larger hospitals in Southwest Georgia. I was previously a career Firefighter, now a Volunteer Firefighter/1st responder in my home community. I'm a "Darn Yankee" very happily married to a beautiful "Georgia Peach". We have two sons, seven and two years old. I have a respectable amount of expierience as a boater having been an avid scuba diver, spearfisherman, and fisherman for many years. I am not, however, a very experienced boat owner. I'm extremely fortunate (to say the least) to have been given a Chaparral 2050 SLC by my Father-in-Law. The boat is in beautifull condition and has been very well maintained with one exception... The bolts holding the pilot chair down were replaced by the original owner of the boat with wood screws. It seems as though they were replaced more than once, each time getting larger. The deck under the chair, especially around the screws, is flaking and no longer holds the screws. There seems to be no moisture, yet the plywood under the cracking fiberglass is falling apart causing the chair to be unsecure. My Father-in-Law told me I'll need to cut out the area under the seat, replace the plywood, and reglass it by slipping fiberglass mesh a few inches under the surrounding fiberglass all around the new plywood after securing it, and then pour on the new fiberglass resin. I plan to drill the plywood and secure washers and nuts to the underside prior to installation to secure the chair solidly with bolds (all hardware to be stainless steel). If the damage extends any farther than the plywood, then I'll of course address those issues as well. Any advice, thoughts, comments, and especially guidance will be VERY much appreciated. I'll thank all of you in advance for your help with this.
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