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- Thu May 04, 2023 2:12 pm
- Forum: REPAIRS and MODIFICATIONS
- Topic: Repair of Gel Coat Damage
- Replies: 9
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Re: Repair of Gel Coat Damage
jimh--thanks Q6: What epoxy is recommended? Your article mentions one with silica thickeners. Q7: can WEST System Six10 epoxy be used? Q8: does the fiberglass laminate need to be wetted with a thin epoxy? Q9: after the fiberglass laminate is wetted with a thin epoxy can Six10 epoxy be added? Q10: ca...
- Wed May 03, 2023 10:21 pm
- Forum: REPAIRS and MODIFICATIONS
- Topic: Repair of Gel Coat Damage
- Replies: 9
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Re: Gelcoat cracks in gunwale
- Fig. 3. Enlarged damage after using Dremel too.
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I used a [Dremel] tool to clean up the bigger crack.
Q3: does this damage need glass work?
Q4: should I continue until all voids are exposed and fill with gel coat resin?
- Wed May 03, 2023 5:45 pm
- Forum: REPAIRS and MODIFICATIONS
- Topic: Repair of Gel Coat Damage
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1316
Repair of Gel Coat Damage
My 2008 OUTRAGE [of unspecified length--please include the length designation of any boat you wish to discuss] has series of cracks with delamination and peeling of gelcoat on the gunwale. When I bought this boat in 2021 a surveyor told me these defects were cosmetic and caused by the boat hitting a...
- Fri Apr 28, 2023 3:57 pm
- Forum: REPAIRS and MODIFICATIONS
- Topic: Threading Phenolic Sheet for Machine Screws
- Replies: 1
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Threading Phenolic Sheet for Machine Screws
How would you thread [embedded reinforcement in a hull of a Boston Whaler boat that is made with] phenolic for machine screw? What size screw would you use?