Russ - I did drill a couple of pilot holes into the core where the blisters were. I was expecting to get brown mush, instead I found firm yellow, but wet core. The moisture meter is pegged high in this area (as it is on almost the entire stbd side below the waterline).

This weekend I'll be going over the boat with a friend who makes heaters for drying out core and before I make any cuts, will wait to see what he suggests for areas like that. In any case, the transom is delaminated with a hollow sound, so it will get cut open for repairs no matter what.

Jason - I want to splash next spring and if I delay a month (go in late May instead of the normal late April), I'll do that.

Bill

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