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Nova Loman hauls her boat out for a three-week yard period to address deck leaks and structural damage around the stanchions and toe rail.Watch After removing the toe rail, she discovers fiberglass cracks and loose stanchion bases, which she repairs by drilling out damaged areas and filling them with epoxy.7:24 She also removes and reseals the navigation light cabling that previously ran through poorly sealed deck penetrations.1:39 During the process, she repairs a broken section of the toe rail by gluing the fractured pieces back together.12:10 Separately, she troubleshoots a failed refrigeration unit, suspecting a fault in the compressor’s electrical control box rather than a refrigerant leak, and sends the component to a technician for testing.14:50 The project concludes with the reinstallation of the navigation light cables and the stanchions.16:46 Structural repairs on fiberglass decks require thorough cleaning and epoxy reinforcement to ensure long-term integrity when re-bedding hardware.

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