David, I had similar problem. As it was not structural I cut out the bad wood and glued in a piece of ordinary plywood. I then re-veneered with teak. You can buy very thin paper backed teak veneer at specialty hardwood suppliers.
Fred Hazzard C&C 44 S/V Fury Portland Or Sent from my iPhone > On Jan 10, 2021, at 11:53 AM, David Knecht via CnC-List > <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > Thanks for all the ideas. I am not so concerned about the leak (if there > still is one). I should be able to see if water is coming in there using a > hose in the spring. My concern is more how and whether to fix the damage. > It is certainly cosmetic, not structural, so not a big worry, and it took me > quite a while to even notice it. I don’t see any obvious was of getting to > the back of that panel and I don’t know how to repair it from the front. I > do have an oscillating tool that I could use to cut out the damaged area. > Then what? My woodworking skills are not great. Better to cover it with a > piece of wood (is that plywood or teak?) or try to fill the hole in some way > even though I can’t get to the back? What would make you not cringe if you > saw that on someone’s boat? Dave > > S/V Aries > 1990 C&C 34+ > New London, CT > > <pastedGraphic.tiff> > >> ayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray Thanks - Stu > > Thanks to all of the subscribers that contributed to the list to help with > the costs involved. If you want to show your support to the list - use > PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray Thanks - Stu
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