1964 16-footer Hull Delamination and Repair

[mtown]

A large portion of the bottom and port side of my 1964 16-footer that had been repaired in c.2015 eventually ripped off while underway in c.2017. I was able to recover the hull pieces. I made another repair, which I describe below:

• flipped the hull
• used pourable foam [that cures to a density of] 4-lbs [per-cubic-foot] to reshape the bottom
• used epoxy to wet the foam
• reattached the torn-off hull pieces
• used more cloth and epoxy to build up any voids
• faired with an epoxy fairing putty
• painted with epoxy barrier coat.

The boat is now in use with no [new hull delamination].

[jimh]

Congratulations on the successful repair of the major hull damage to the 58-year-old hull.