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Cut all the bad sections out and I found the foam only near the stern is water bogged. I know it's needed for buoyancy and support to the stern so I'll put new foam back in that section. Is it true you can use foam pool noodles??

no problem. hopefully is the weather is good I'll get started on it this weekend. by the way in terms of epoxy for the new plywood..is there any that homedepot sells that would suffice? or the local hardware store

Thank you bajansailor for taking the time to coach me through this. At least I have a much better understanding of how this all works

ok thank you for clarifying. so am I able to just put a coat or 2 of epoxy with NO cloth? or just do the cloth and epoxy? I'm looking for the easiest thing. I don't think I will be keeping the boat for more than 2 years. Can you tell me why I need to glue the deck covering down?

o man..in your earlier posts you said so I'm under the impression that epoxy was what I use as glue. Like on the stringer tops or joining wood. Then fibreglass (cloth and poly resin) all over the surface and edges. do I have this wrong? sorry for my ignorance but clearly this is new for me...

Thanks guys, ok so let me get my steps straight.. Bottom line is I should be using marine plywood and I need to use fibreglass cloth and polyester resin all over the floor and the edges. where am I putting the epoxy (glue)? I know bajansailor said to put it on the top of the stringers.. so...

by fibreglass i mean the resin and cloth. is epoxy the same? And does the new plywood need to be glued down to the stringers or doesn't matter as long as its sealed to the edges of the hull? so after the wood goes in, what paint exactly should I be looking for? sorry for all the questions

Thanks for your reply! Ye from what I'm reading, it seems like I may just have to do the whole floor. So you think I should stick with marine plywood? not any other boards? And should I use epoxy or fibreglass?

Hi Guys, I'm brand new to boats and just took on a 94 Bayliner Capri. I don't know a whole lot other than what I have been googling and can't seem to find a straight forward answer to my questions. Really hope someone can point me in the right direction.. This boat will be strictly leisure...