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Thinking some more about putting the deck back in while i wait for the rain to stop so I can remove the rest of the foam. I think this is my working plan.

1. I need to clean up the back side of the fiberglass. Both the cut out and the remaining deck. The wire brush gets out most of the foam but the fiberglass deck will need to be totally free of foam for the reinstall steps.

2. I am leaning toward making a tab out of CSM about 6 inches wide. I would adhere 3 inches to the underside of the deck and let that cure. Once cured, i will fold it over the front and cover with plastic to protect it from newly poured foam. I plan to only foam within 2 inches of the deck edge.

3. Once that foam has been poured, I will wet out the other half of the tab and put resin on the top of the shear braces to hold the deck in place. I am hoping that will be solid enough to hold the deck while I pour the remaining foam.

4. Tipping the boat on the stern, port and starboard sides, I plan to pour the majority of the remaining foam. I am wondering if it is worth wetting out the back of the insert piece with resin to form a bond with the newly poured foam?

5. Refoam the center section with the boat level on the trailer. Once all the foam is replaced, trim and lay down CSM to cover the gaps where I will need to add new gelcoat to the floor.

Once I am ready to gelcoat the inside, i will need to make a pattern of the non-skid. Depending on how that goes. I will recreate the non-skid down the center and probably around the cut line to the center piece so it blends back in.

Thoughts?