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    Repairing and/or drying GRP covered stringers and bulkheads

    To any other Southwind SR655 owners out there who are contemplating this kind of work. The good thing about this boat is you can do the work...
    Post by: Martin Upton, Oct 2, 2020 in forum: Fiberglass and Composite Boat Building
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    Repairing and/or drying GRP covered stringers and bulkheads

    Hey fallguy, Yeah ingress was coming from a couple of places. On the transom and connected rear stringers. the boat was in the water for 17 years...
    Post by: Martin Upton, Oct 2, 2020 in forum: Fiberglass and Composite Boat Building
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    Repairing and/or drying GRP covered stringers and bulkheads

    Hi Hi tpenfield, you are so right! Yeah the vaccum pump process was a learning curve. Heres a few pics. I made a seal at the base using silicone...
    Post by: Martin Upton, Oct 2, 2020 in forum: Fiberglass and Composite Boat Building
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    Repairing and/or drying GRP covered stringers and bulkheads

    UPDATE. I connected a vaccum Pump to a silicone based suction cup I made and started evacuating water from the stringers. My gadget worked well...
    Post by: Martin Upton, May 25, 2020 in forum: Fiberglass and Composite Boat Building
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    Repairing and/or drying GRP covered stringers and bulkheads

    Ahhh ... just saw your post now. Sounds like a good product.
    Post by: Martin Upton, May 25, 2020 in forum: Fiberglass and Composite Boat Building
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    Repairing and/or drying GRP covered stringers and bulkheads

    Hey gonzo, thanks for the sandblasting tip. I plan to re flow-coat most of the boat. Would your sandblasted tip work for roughing up the existing...
    Post by: Martin Upton, Apr 18, 2020 in forum: Fiberglass and Composite Boat Building
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    Repairing and/or drying GRP covered stringers and bulkheads

    Yep that is right. I’ve removed the outer layer of glass and the timber and only left with the glass on the other side. There is evidence of mold...
    Post by: Martin Upton, Apr 12, 2020 in forum: Fiberglass and Composite Boat Building
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    Repairing and/or drying GRP covered stringers and bulkheads

    Ah thankyou ondarvr. That was what was bouncing in my mind too ... pool chlorine. those trim boards you mentioned is that like the artificial...
    Post by: Martin Upton, Apr 12, 2020 in forum: Fiberglass and Composite Boat Building
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    Repairing and/or drying GRP covered stringers and bulkheads

    Hey missinginaction, Re boat: I think I’ll run with a structural composite like this Thermo-Light Board Product Range | Constructive Composites...
    Post by: Martin Upton, Apr 11, 2020 in forum: Fiberglass and Composite Boat Building
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    Repairing and/or drying GRP covered stringers and bulkheads

    Hey guys thanks for the robust discussion. Missinginaction I did wonder that about the core however I have had such ranging advice from people and...
    Post by: Martin Upton, Apr 10, 2020 in forum: Fiberglass and Composite Boat Building
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    Repairing and/or drying GRP covered stringers and bulkheads

    Thanks for your advice guys. I hit the project today and started investigating things more earnestly. They say in boats that water intrusion is...
    Post by: Martin Upton, Apr 10, 2020 in forum: Fiberglass and Composite Boat Building
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    Repairing and/or drying GRP covered stringers and bulkheads

    Thanks gonzo ... that is a serious (and much easier) option. What do u think about the drying out option I mentioned?
    Post by: Martin Upton, Apr 9, 2020 in forum: Fiberglass and Composite Boat Building
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    Repairing and/or drying GRP covered stringers and bulkheads

    I did consider this Gonzo however I was thinking that if I don’t deal with the existing rot and dampness it will eventually infect all of the...
    Post by: Martin Upton, Apr 8, 2020 in forum: Fiberglass and Composite Boat Building
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    Repairing and/or drying GRP covered stringers and bulkheads

    The hull is solid glass. There is no balsa or anything like that. The only timber is in the stringers, bulkhead and transom.
    Post by: Martin Upton, Apr 8, 2020 in forum: Fiberglass and Composite Boat Building
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    Repairing and/or drying GRP covered stringers and bulkheads

    Hi all, I recently purchased a Southwind 655 21.5ft) 2003 model with a Yamaha 200 four stroke at a bargain price knowing I had water ingress...
    Thread by: Martin Upton, Apr 8, 2020, 44 replies, in forum: Fiberglass and Composite Boat Building