Steve wrote:

You have all seen them, a double barreled syringe for small repair jobs.

I've used them myself around the shop, rather than mess with the pumps, etc.
for simple jobs.

I'm putting together a fiberglass repair kit to keep on the boat while
cruising. Just for the small crack or ding or broken widget.

Not sure how good this stuff really is, compared to West System,etc.

Can I mix it with the fillers, etc.?, will it bond to polyester lay-up for
small hull repairs. I have boxes and bags of scrap cloth, etc. and more
fillers than I will ever use.

The biggest advantage, I see, is convenience and cost. ACE Hardware has
store brand for a couple bucks a tube.

I have also noticed that these tubes seem to survive for several years, even
after they have been opened. I use one the other day that was at least 5-6
years old and it still kicked over.

Thoughts??

Steve
s/v Good Intentions

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Carry some pre-thickened underwater epoxy paste (pigmented so it will
not crystallize the way some clear epoxies tend to do over time). You
can wet out cloth (underwater), fill cracks, chips, glue broken objects,
etc. Use a '5 min version' for cold weather and the 'normal' version for
normal or hot weather. -- know of several 'world voyagers' that carry
these sort of things (and one documented - saved my boat from sinking -
story)

paul oman
progressive epoxy inc
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