V boats sure are pretty

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Ridge,
You certainly did over kill. WOW! However you will never have to mess with it again.

Reel,
After speaking with Coosa Composites they said that there is no reason to encapsulate the Coosa board. I did use epoxy and 12oz cloth to encapsulate the mahogany strip that the piano hinged attaches to and a layer in between hatch and Coosa. Hopefully I don't have to repair the hatches again.

From there site..... 45% lighter than plywood, no rot or insect infestation, doesn't not attract mold or fungas, less than 1% water retention, density like plywood

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i was thinking of trying nidacore on my hatches a fellow at the local shop uses it and has had good luck with it. he also uses coosa no problems with eather.