I got a bit crazy with the drill and discovered some water in the core of the hull in a narrow band about 6 - 12' around the keel. I had a hairline crack radiating about 6 inches from the aft edge of the keel on the exterior and wanted to know if there were any consequences. The inner layer of glass is very thick there, althoug it is very thin everwhere else. Interestingly I have water on both sides in a narrow band althoug I can only find a source on one side. The balsa does not appear to connect from side to side. It is not soaked but clearly damp.
Anyone attempted and "easy" fix of a problem like this? I am thinking about the "drill, dry, and fill" method, assuming I can isolate the two(?) sources of water. Alternatively I could rebuild it, but I've done enough of that lately.
An important note: the blasa, while damp, appears clean and solid.
(For those that are interested in the progress with old hull #62...the deck is now solid with all the holes overfilled with epoxy and the wet spots filled and recored. The deck has been painted in two tone grey and the hardware is beginning to go back on. the main bulkhead will be reglassed shortly. The hull is the last structural issue with with two wet spots (one at an old repair and the other at the keel as mentioned above).
