Has anyone else had an issue with bow deck core rotting ? Deck drains on the deck by forward facing seat directly in front of the windshield, , -port and starboard cutouts were not sealed along the edge of the cutout, allowing water to enter the deck core, thus rotting the balsa core. This led to water ingress, finding its way to leak into the forward head ceiling on both sides. This is undoubtably a manufacturing error.
Yup. A friend of mine running a 66' Azimut a year or two newer than yours had 3 seperate water leaks into the salon on the boat he was running at the same time.
i agree. The difference is minimal. I built a 26’ sailboat using dyvinicell core for everything incl the stingers, frames, hull below waterline and that stuff is amazing. I did some testing with scrap pieces and the laminate doesn’t come off. that said I *SUSPECT* that for mass production and resin infusion it may take more resin to get as good a bond. In the end that will affect weight and cost.