broke the flange off the plug/model.
carefully drilled out the inserts where i had plugged them with bondo/filler so the hull could be used again.
because i had to cut the trim and 2 cool lines flush with the hull, i had no choice but to cut the try open (plus, i wanted to take a look inside anyway). again, installing new cooling lines so the hull will be usable.
for the last 2 seasons, i would have over a gallon of what drain from my tray where i drilled drain plugs... i found out why. the top deck is done in two parts. first, the top deck as created with normal sides. then, the sides are cut out in the tray, and foothold boxes installed / glassed in. below you can see where the break occurred on the left foothold.
opening up the try, while doing the new cooling lines, i can repair the foothold from the top and bottom. look closely at the tray bottom - you can see they use a core. looks like... soric maybe?
and to FINALLY settle the is the tray hollow or foamed on the RRP hulls... well both. they use blocks of foam packed in there.
tons of sanding on the top - just need to seal the tray back up, sand it and ready for primer.
