Photo: Check on Mary. I went back to check on Mary as I wasn’t there when she was hauled out. Although I was warned about the possibility of poor storage the people at Pinna Nautica Bosa seem to have it right. The keel boxes are full of prawns and there is no small amount of marine life on the bottom. There is surprisingly little damage done by the logs I ran over in France. See also the picture of the hole I need to repair. The whole of the bubble needs sanding back and revarnishing as the sun has ruined it.
Photo: Check on Mary. I went back to check on Mary as I wasn’t there when she was hauled out. Although I was warned about the possibility of poor storage the people at Pinna Nautica Bosa seem to have it right. The keel boxes are full of prawns and there is no small amount of marine life on the bottom. There is surprisingly little damage done by the logs I ran over in France. See also the picture of the hole I need to repair. The whole of the bubble needs sanding back and revarnishing as the sun has ruined it.
If you use composite staples to fasten the new veneers they can just be sanded off after it cures instead of pulling metal staples out and leaving pin holes.
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It looks like the hole is close to a joint between the outer veneers and the veneer is short, so you might be able to replace the entire short veneer for a seamless repair. A sharp chisel, a razor knife, and a hand plane would work well for this repair. You might also find a “surform” plane useful to clean-up the brittle old glue between layers prior to applying the new glue.