Recent content by Tom Coughlin

Hello Gamma, I never thought of the fact that it might be intentional. I looked at the other end and pulled the rotten wood deck off and that end looks the same, the deck sits about 3/8" above the top of the foam. So I think it is intentional to leave it open ,so water can drain out of the...

Thanks for all the tips and inspiration, It looks to me like I can either do nothing to the spiderwebbing or sand and fill then paint. I really don't see myself putting new gunnels and deck and refinishing seats and not also redoing the hull so I think I will do it all. I still am not sure how...

Jim, so you just added the thwart for carrying , It was not needed for structural support?

Thanks Robin, Does this stuff flex with the hull ? also I have this issue shown in the pic that the top of the bulkhead is gone I think rodents? what material would you use to patch that . The gold fabric is very flexible, is it Kevlar? I only have experience with fiberglass and epoxy which...

Hello everyone, first post here although I have been reading others for a while. Especially the trip reports! I was given a 1996 Mad River Malecite in kevlar that has most of the gunwales rotted off. Not problem for me to replace those .My question is what do I need to do with these cracks? They...