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Etchells Repair Work Pictures
On Aug 5, 9:30 pm, Joe wrote:
On Aug 5, 2:55 pm, Bart wrote: Just about everywhere anything was through-bolted on my Etchells, I found core rot or wet core. I decided to take some time off from sailing to bring the boat up to Bristol standards. I have plans to use the boat in the last week in August and I want it perfect by then. You know how core gets wet, people tighten things up crush the core more and it just keeps spreading. I decided to cut up a 24" and 28" piece of 3/8" fiberglass panel to replace the balsa core under all deck fittings. The idea being, this will prevent any ingress of water into my balsa core. I will not use any bedding for any deck hardware, and of course you should never bed the bottom, as you want the water to find it's way though. Pictures. http://good-times.webshots.com/album/560166062GlPvzp Neat video showing what wet core looks like and rotten core. http://good-times.webshots.com/video...01903646kvMSDv Question. What is the music playing in the background? Who is the artist? More pictures to follow later. Bart Thanks Bart. Now I remember why steel is better...;0) Joe Steel is real, but glass is class! I'm really looking forward to making the boat look perfect. For example, I have too pretty good compasses, but I'm changing them out for newer ones without the checkering in the lens. And I am thrilled about the fact I can forget about core damage in the future. I have the itchy and scratchies right now--I don't mind. Today I ground off most the the gel coat on the deck. I am adding one more layer of glass to the deck and the last part is fixing the cracks around the lip of the cockpit. I have a couple ideas on how to do that best. Two thirds of the bottom paint is sanded off. There are only a few defects in the hull to be repaired. I'll be picking up primer soon, and I then comes the fun part painting the hull. I'll probably put gel coat back on the deck. I have a cool way to do non-skid. I have a few other things to do. HOOT had a hollow rectangle to mount the base of a boom crutch. That part broke and I fabricated a new one out of a solid 3x5" block of 1.25" thick fiberglass. Even though I drilled small holes everywhere, close enough to nearly touch, I wore out four jig saw blades cutting out the center. These fiberglass panels are tough! I am mounting a depth finder and building a battery mount. I'd like to sail near the islands here, and can't risk running aground. These boats are hard to free from a grounding. |
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