Interesting repair
Posted: April 19th, 2017, 12:22 pm
I just picked up a SC 19 that had almost a perfectly round hole on the side near the stern. It looked like someone hit it with a hammer.
I used a hole saw that was about a half inch larger in diameter than the hole and cut out the upper layer of glass/gel and the foam, leaving the inner glass as a support.
I had to cut up a 17 a few years ago--it broke apart at the front beam so it wasn't repairable. I kept the stern, though, to use as a parts bucket. The humanity.
So, I cut a hole out of the bucket at about the same place as the one on the 19--to keep the curve the same. I then used resin to glue it in the hole and then filled the center and edges with filler. I have since fared and rolled on some gel coat and it looks pretty good!
Just thought it was an interesting approach to a problem.
I used a hole saw that was about a half inch larger in diameter than the hole and cut out the upper layer of glass/gel and the foam, leaving the inner glass as a support.
I had to cut up a 17 a few years ago--it broke apart at the front beam so it wasn't repairable. I kept the stern, though, to use as a parts bucket. The humanity.
So, I cut a hole out of the bucket at about the same place as the one on the 19--to keep the curve the same. I then used resin to glue it in the hole and then filled the center and edges with filler. I have since fared and rolled on some gel coat and it looks pretty good!
Just thought it was an interesting approach to a problem.