Sound advice that ! Luckily I have several marine shops close by ;-)
Sounds great Sam Thank You !!
Guys thanks for showing me the right path ! Since the existing surfaces are roughly finished/textured I won't have to smooth the repair sections...
Many thanks !! :-)
I'm getting ready to re-laminate my cockpit after making some repairs and will be applying new matt over existing prepped roving. I'd like to...
Pretty much took your advice, PAR. Better safe than sorry and I only want to do this once. I also have added substantially more material than what...
Have a few sections of soft fiberglass in the deck to floatation tank junction, about 6-8" in length, where water got behind the gelcoat and was...
I was going to use a roller for the gelcoat, as I haven't got any spray gear. I try to use as little filler as possible. I have no clue how to...
It's starting to sound like I need to go the mat and cloth route. I was hoping to avoid using cloth to keet the weight down, but I guess that's...
I've removed all the gelcoat from the topsides of my FJ and I'm adding some mat to reinforce the seating areas where the gelcoat has stress...
I'm reinforcing the radius on the bench thwarts with fiberglass mat where most of the cracks have occured, as well as the flat surfaces where...
Just how strong is this stuff ? Using it to replace some damaged gelcoat and sanding flush with the existing gelcoat before coating everything...
This boat has 2 stainless plates mounted to the top plate of the trunk, which have a boss that fits into a recess on the board (no bolt thank...
Both the internal and external "joints" will be sealed (and secured) by epoxy laminated 10oz cloth, which hopefully will prevent both water...
Which of the woods I asked about is the better product, Alan ? (or anyone LOL) Thanks, Pete
Guys, MANY thanks for the advice. My supplier has Meranti BS1088 and also Type One glue lay-up B/BB Okoume in stock. Which is the best for epoxy...
Since I'm using some mahogany for the leading and trailing sections (epoxy-coated) I guess plywood would be a sound choice and available locally...
Thanks for the reply, Alan. The original material is a .050" piece of plastic laminated to a single thickness of woven roving. I was hoping to...
Replacing the centerboard trunk on my old FJ. The original material was a thin approx. .050" thick sheet with glass laminated to it. Trying to...
Had to surgically remove a rotted wood mast cleat from the deck of my FJ and now have a 1" x 3" wide hole straight thru the hull. I can access...
