I am considering purchase of a 700 series J22 which looks solid but has 2 issues.
Issue 1 - The top of the cabin roof between the jib tracks for approximately 3 ft x 3 feet is showing rot and softness on the inside of the cabin. I suspect the source of the water intrusion is the tracks of the sliding companionway panel. The deck/exterior shows no cracks around fittings and the deck seems solid (inside and out) around the mast step. I expect repair would require removing the hardware, peeling away the skin from the roof of the companionway, re-coring, re-glassing and re-installing hardware.
The Question….Anyone have experience with this repair? Cost estimates to have it done professionally? Who (in the mid-Atlantic area) would you recommend to do the work? I’ve done my share of amateur glass repair…and it’s generally not very pretty.
The other issue is the presence of antifouling on the bottom…but I’ll save that for another entry.