Deck joint-Who, What and When

[commanderpete]

I would remove the metal rubrail on the outside and take a look at the seam. If water has gotten trapped behind the rubrail, it can soften the seam.

Grind out any soft spots and fill the gap with thickened epoxy or 5200.

I also thought that the hull/deck joint was not as robust as might be expected. I decided to add some layers from the inside.

First I ground off all the old paint and scroungy bits of fiberglass underneath the toerail and back a few inches down the hull and underneath the deck.