Sole to Trunk Fibreglass

Posted By: Tom Cannon, 2023A, Coupeville WA
Date: 4/17/08 11:57a.m.

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In Response To: New pic, that port side PO 'stab and slab' abortion (pic) (Gary, Santana 2023, Milwaukee)

I don't think the fiberglass attaching the sole to your trunk is OEM. Must have been added by the previous owner who did a sloppy job. The photo below shows the same area in my 1992 2023A and you can see the only thing attaching the sole to the trunk is adhesive and not much of that. The photo also shows where the trunk was repaired when the swing keel pin failed and the top of the keel broke thru the wall of the trunk. The damage was repaired from inside the trunk so after this shot I reglassed the area after sanding off the excess body putty and other protrusions. I also noted in your other photos of the bulkheads that there is a lot more adhesive attaching the sole to the top of the bulkheads than I have in mine.