On Sat, 05 Feb 2005 17:43:40 +0000, Pete C
wrote:

|On Sat, 05 Feb 2005 11:47:50 +0000, Howie
wrote:
|
|On Sat, 05 Feb 2005 01:36:34 GMT, Howard
wrote:
|
|Well, thanks to everyone for the advice. I'm sure I will find the
|right answer amongst it all. It seems that I might try the idea
|of some sort of resin to seal it first and then fill.
|
|I'll have a look at the ronseal products too.
|
|this area is well above any risk of salt water saturation, so we
|are just talking about rain and cold weather etc.
|
|Thanks again.
|
|Hi,
|
|Try a Google on rec.boats.building and post there too.
|
|Make sure the area and any new wood is well treated with wood
|preserver.
|
|Maybe chamfer or rebate the hole and use a well fitting fillet of WBP
|ply.
|
|Epoxy or structural polyurethane glues are good for this sort of
|thing.
|
|With epoxy it's best to prime the edges of the wood first and then
|apply more just after the first lot has set, as it soaks into the wood
|quite a bit.
|
|Epoxy can be thickened with different things to make a very good glue
|or filler.
|
|I'd avoid using car body filler IMVHO
|
|Is the deck flat or slightly curved?
|
|cheers,
|Pete.

Thanks for that advice.

It's actually my wheelhouse, and it's very... very... slightly
curved.
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