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I am going to go back to my first idea and switch to the electric knife or a similar tool to remove the foam. Ideally if I can get it removed without cutting up the deck it would be better. Even if that means cutting the access holes where i actually need to repair gelcoat anyway.

One question to Ritzy, if I cut out the entire back half of the deck, how would i reattach it? Not sure i can reach the sides from under the deck to secure it using resin and fiberglass? I could potentially reach most of the way around given the access holes i already have, just looking for thoughts?