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I’ll take more pictures tomorrow when I’m on the boat fishing with my son. I’ll have to run a level across it so you could tell where the bubble is. It’s really strange. It’s like stepping onto a thin Ziploc bag full of air if that makes sense. I’m not ruling out that it’s water, but I would...

Appreciate all the input here. Here’s a few pictures of when the work was done years back. Im skeptical that there’s water intrusion or the core is bad especially considering the location of where it is appearing (halfway between the edge and in the inspection plate) I don’t have any finish...

I see your point about doing it from the underside. I guess my biggest concern is that if i keep stepping on it for the season and the gelcoat/skin splits open, I’ll be in the same boat as just fixing it from the top side. If the skin makes it thru the summer without splitting at the air...

The deck side has never been repainted. It was left intact when the core repair was done years ago. I’m not so concerned about the aesthetics of it as I do fish the boat hard and the deck side gelcoat definitely has its marks on it.

I have experience with fiberglass, but I am by no means very skilled in it. But I can do it. I was hoping that if I take a hole saw and cut out the air bubble section giving me just the skin removed ( 8” circle piece of gel coat skin in tact) that I should be able to lay a thin layer of glass...

Just to be clear what I mean by cut the section out I mean, just cut the gel coat layer out not the core itself

Hey everyone it’s been a while since I’ve posted (kids,work etc) has been insane the past few years. Anyhow, years back ( 6 if I remember correctly) I had my gas tank lid repaired/re cored with new wood. I noticed this past off season that there appears to be an air pocket forming in one...

That's a shame. I remember when they were great to deal with and their stores were nice. Then one year everything went to crap and it was backordered, not in stock, late shipments but worse of all ZERO support. It think that was the end of them.

Donation just made. Haven't contributed in a while and I'm well overdue. A yearly donation of $15 for example is probably a great idea especially considering all the information we gather/share/discovery on here. I must have 30 saved links from this website to hold for future reference. Think...

Prices have slowed down as of recently. Depending on the condition of the boat anywhere from 40 to 55k. I know it's a wider range but I would look at current listings (Facebook, eBay etc) and price yours accordingly. If the number is too high you'll know within a few weeks because of lack of...

What part of Long Island? Thanks

All good advice here. Scrap the metal tubes. Epoxy coat the inside of the holes, once cured instal the nylons tubes.

I always failed art class lol. Wow ok that's interesting tho. On my 2001 sailfish the box stops at the lip before the drains. I am too surprised why Grady would do this. Regardless at least you were able to investigate and learn a little bit more about what's going on under that area. Now it...

My valise is under my feet at the helm....I haven't found a good place for it on the 282. Fortunately I'm not that tall of a guy so it doesn't bother me any while underway

I'm just spitballing here but The thing is, if you're forward bilge is filling up with enough water to reach the corners or the seams of that box. That means that the drains that lead from the forward bilge to the aft bilge are clogged. That forward bilge should never reach a water level high...

Here's a quick sketch. Just let me know if you understand what I'm trying to say. It's just a rough sketch.

It's highly unlikely those drains lead directly into that box, at least not directly. Those drains on the floor are forward the box and much lower of a grade than the box itself. The only thing I can think of is that your forward bilge is filling up with so much water that it's seeping into the...

Regarding that box, you could always just drill a quarter inch hole in each corner and play it safe and then it would drain safely until the bilge.

Sorry just reading up on this. Correct. The gray water goes to a small box under the hatch at the bottom of the stairs where it is then pumped out. The small box inside the hatch at the bottom of the stairs has a float switch type pump. keep in mind I would take it out once in a while and flush...

I'll take some pics of my boat later today so he is able to compare and also to give you guys a better idea of what he's referring to.