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• seacock Backing block material ?
  • Is that a cotton or canvas cloth that's impregnated?
  • Just seal it...
    • How are you adhering it to the hull?
      • Plan to adhear with Epoxy, can seal as well.
      • 5200
      • Make sure you let it set-up well before you drop it in the water...
    • This stuff is less expensive than marine plywood, but I think it would be better.
      • Make sure you get ALL the edges.
      • How about just "regular" GRP from McMaster-Carr...
        • Unfortuanatly no shipping to Canada
          • Oh rats. Sorry about that. There may be sources there but I don't know of them.
          • I hate that they won't ship up here.
  • I use solid wood