Re: [bolger] OT - delamination - on a boat by someone other than Mr. Bolger
Hi John -
Your right on. I've done exactly that many times before. Just make sure you
put your epoxy (slightly thickened, preferrably with colodial silica) with a
long enough hypodermic syringe to reach the entire area. If you can't reach
the far corners you can just make a tiny hole straight down to the
delaminated area and squirt in your epoxy, cover the area with plastic or
peelply before you put your weight on.
Works like a charm - Aloha - Jack Spoering - Ft Lauderdale
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Your right on. I've done exactly that many times before. Just make sure you
put your epoxy (slightly thickened, preferrably with colodial silica) with a
long enough hypodermic syringe to reach the entire area. If you can't reach
the far corners you can just make a tiny hole straight down to the
delaminated area and squirt in your epoxy, cover the area with plastic or
peelply before you put your weight on.
Works like a charm - Aloha - Jack Spoering - Ft Lauderdale
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I've done this, and it works. Make sure you put the stuff in thru
several holes, enough to make it come out other holes. I used urethane
glue, but I bet epoxy would work. In my case, however, detioration
appeared next to the repaired area. I think that it had had already
started but wasn't as far along. This was below the waterline, so my
standards for what was leakproof were pretty high. Use some
moderately stiff foam or something to distribute the weight, and be
sure to have polyethylene to keep weight or foam from sticking. Be
prepared for some of the epoxy to show on the surface. If you have
rot, it may not help enough.
several holes, enough to make it come out other holes. I used urethane
glue, but I bet epoxy would work. In my case, however, detioration
appeared next to the repaired area. I think that it had had already
started but wasn't as far along. This was below the waterline, so my
standards for what was leakproof were pretty high. Use some
moderately stiff foam or something to distribute the weight, and be
sure to have polyethylene to keep weight or foam from sticking. Be
prepared for some of the epoxy to show on the surface. If you have
rot, it may not help enough.
--- In bolger@y..., John Kennedy <john.kennedy@g...> wrote:
> I've been lurking and hope you won't mind the intrusion. I think
I'm about
> to buy a Fireball (16' racing dinghy, an English design, hard-chine,
6 mm
> plywood bottom, 4mm elsewhere).
>
> The deck is made of three or four pieces of plywood, butted together
on top
> of the frames. Most of it looks pretty sound, but there is one
joint where
> some delamination has occurred. The affected area is at the
gunwale and is
> triangular, with the base of the triangle being perhaps 3/4" and the
> triangle about 5" high. The top layer is just loose enough to be
> detectable, but there appears to be no structural damage.
>
> Repairing: I wondered about injecting a thin epoxy and simply using
a weight
> over the top to press the veneer flat again. I don't think, from
what
> little I've seen, that I need to replace the entire side deck.
>
> Would anyone care to comment?
>
> Thanks.
I've been lurking and hope you won't mind the intrusion. I think I'm about
to buy a Fireball (16' racing dinghy, an English design, hard-chine, 6 mm
plywood bottom, 4mm elsewhere).
The deck is made of three or four pieces of plywood, butted together on top
of the frames. Most of it looks pretty sound, but there is one joint where
some delamination has occurred. The affected area is at the gunwale and is
triangular, with the base of the triangle being perhaps 3/4" and the
triangle about 5" high. The top layer is just loose enough to be
detectable, but there appears to be no structural damage.
Repairing: I wondered about injecting a thin epoxy and simply using a weight
over the top to press the veneer flat again. I don't think, from what
little I've seen, that I need to replace the entire side deck.
Would anyone care to comment?
Thanks.
to buy a Fireball (16' racing dinghy, an English design, hard-chine, 6 mm
plywood bottom, 4mm elsewhere).
The deck is made of three or four pieces of plywood, butted together on top
of the frames. Most of it looks pretty sound, but there is one joint where
some delamination has occurred. The affected area is at the gunwale and is
triangular, with the base of the triangle being perhaps 3/4" and the
triangle about 5" high. The top layer is just loose enough to be
detectable, but there appears to be no structural damage.
Repairing: I wondered about injecting a thin epoxy and simply using a weight
over the top to press the veneer flat again. I don't think, from what
little I've seen, that I need to replace the entire side deck.
Would anyone care to comment?
Thanks.