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John, the owner of a 1989 Liberty 458, continues a major deck restoration by removing non-original dock boxes from the aft deck.1:30 He uses a putty knife, a modified oscillating blade scraper, and a bottle jack to pry the boxes from the deck, discovering they were adhered with sealant over the existing fiberglass skin.5:32 After clearing the boxes, he resumes hollowing out the bulwarks to remove water-saturated plywood core.14:21 While clearing the final eight-foot section of the aft bulwark, he discovers that the saturated core extends downward into the transom.17:01 This finding forces a decision on whether to leave the transom core wet or perform a more invasive interior demolition to replace it.17:37 John plans to preserve the boat's original aesthetics by accessing the transom from the interior rather than cutting through the exterior fiberglass.19:21

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