your right about that! The way blazer built they’re boats is all the wood structure was put in then all of it was layed by a chopper gun. Even the 2 triangular shaped tops on either side of transom was wet. Each rear pod had about 2 Gals of water in each trapped in hollow voids in foam.
The wood in these boats act like a wick, once wet on one end, it will make its way throughout the entire core structure.