Blisters & Davits

I decided to remove the davits from the boat, as one of them had been damaged. Turns out that there was significant blistering of the hull where the davit met the transom.

The davits have a hollow in their feet (where they meet the transom) and this appears to have collected water over the years. It looks like this water was against the hull for a long time, causing blistering. Some of the blisters were bad enough to have caused de-lamination.

So, I ground them out, washed them and let them sit for as long as possible:

I will fill them with epoxy before the boat goes back in the water...