J/30 Class Association Forums J/30 Forum The Boat, Sails and Equipment Vermiculite Replacement?

Hidden secrets indeed. After chipping out more verm it's looking like there are extra layers of roving coming from main bilge that end at the old edges of the through floor bilge access. I'm guessing a former owner tried to stem the leaking by doing another layer of glass where it could be laid through the bilge opening. (see pictures) I'm guessing my leaking problem comes from stress cracks behind the keel which let water through the hull and up the back side of the "new" roving in the bilge. I am going to reglass from the outside behind the keel but don't know what I should do about the roving in the bilge fix.

Thinking that I will grind down the transitions from new roving to original hull glass, rough up the whole floor and do a layer of resin to seal everything smooth and watertight then do all the re-coring and re-glassing from outside the hull in the spring. ...Any advice anyone?

Cant find a drain from the engine floor to the main bilge (my impeller gasket is leaking a little so there is a small pool of anti-freeze under the engine, thinking I will drill a hole so it can drain to the main bilge.)

Cheers,

Josh