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I don't know for sure, but I always thought that the chine rails were solid timber rather than laminated ply? all that exposed end grain just waiting to rot :( I think that's exactly the problem Chris, it should have been replaced with a nice lump of oak and instead someone's used ply and the inevi...

Thanks Chris, yes I'm pleased (if dissapointed overall) to have at least found it whilst she's on the hard. I'm afraid the chine is a long way past "git rot" that bit the bradawl is stuck into really is like cheap chedder! To start with I though it was sealant. The Git rot may well be useful in the ...

Hi All, I'll introduce myself first as this is my first post, my name is Chris and I've recently purchased Atheana (featured on various pages here). Unfortunately I've found a few soft spots in the ply which are going to need dealing with asap. Having read around the best (only) solution seems to be...