So here's the plan as suggested by the responders. 1. Take the load off and leave it alone and see what happens. Go sailing, racing etc. Don't...
It may be that the rate of heating is too fast and wont penetrate all the material without burning...
Yes that's what I've done on point 1 already and a great idea. Yes on point 2 I am competing. That said in a new class I start with old sails and...
The big question is ... thanks for your answers by the way... which of the answerers have actually done this before?
Sooo... plan A then is to heat the area with a heat gun... install some thing that holds the shape from the inside like a big flywheel puller in...
I have the boat already. 1500 lbs against 3000 lbs and same sail area, same length. I'm thinking I might be in with a chance. The older j24 here...
Does that means I can use my heat gun to soften the FRP shape it and then it will reharden afterwards?
The boat is going to be for yacht racing against the local J24 fleet.
No signs of cracking.
Here are some photos... not the greatest as the boat is still sitting on the trailer. I put a bit of 4x4 under the keel line to to relieve the...
How do you get the bolt and nut out afterwards?
The dips range from 1 to 2 inches deep with a elliptical depression width size from 4 inches to 24 inches usually maxing out when they encounter a...
This is a nice yacht design called a RL24 which has been sitting on the wrong trailer for many years causing depressions all along the hull from...
