I bought the last Athena to be built in April 2006 ,I've done expensive upgrades including cutting holes in text to front patches on cutting a hole in the lower
deck near the keep for
transducer ...the
hull there is 1/2 in thick on the bottom of the
hull
The
deck where I put 2 hatchs had 3/16 glass then 1 inch foam then 3/16 glass
I did have 3
blisters on the top deck .
The foam used is not absorbing
water
The tramp net I just replaced a few months ago
Among many other upgrades.
Rigging all looks good but going to replace it this winter