[quote=jalex]I had some major delaminaton on my 5.7. The bottom skin sepearted significantly from the core, and also cracked so when I tried to do injection method the epoxy just seeped through. I had both decks redone at about the cost of a used boat.
I have portable red/green bow lights and stern light that clamp on and a led lantern I can hoist up my spin halyard, I’m not a spin boat anyway. Battery life is amazing I prefer this to a house battery system but if your using a trolling motor I guess that makes since
I’m not a big fan of cutting into good deck to add a hatch but if the need is there make sure you seal the core well or you will see more soft spots.
It’s common on Gcats to add longer anchor bars to distribute the loads better along the deck lip. I have 12 inch anchors on my shrouds. If you are worried about the added stress on your cross bars you could add maybe 8inch bars or pipe. I chose 12 inch because the bar stock I bought was 24 inches and just cut it in half.
Good luck, they are great boats and worth restoring.<!-- editby --><em>Edited by jalex on Jul 23, 2019 - 08:50 PM.</em><!-- end editby --> [/quote]
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