Okay, that makes sense.

Would it be even better for me to cut through that layer of fiberglass
that's above the floor in order to repair the damage from the
inside? If I can cut enough of the fiberglass out from that
elevated layer to access the floor, could I lay new glass from the
inside, and then also fill the crack from the outside using Marine
Tex?


Clark

wrote:
Okay, that makes sense.

Would it be even better for me to cut through that layer of fiberglass
that's above the floor in order to repair the damage from the
inside? If I can cut enough of the fiberglass out from that
elevated layer to access the floor, could I lay new glass from the
inside, and then also fill the crack from the outside using Marine
Tex?


Clark



The questions that you ask show that you have not done this kind of work
before.

What would be BEST is to find someone locally who has and get help.

Richard

Thanks Richard, but I plan on doing this myself. That's how I'll
learn, and that's why I'm asking the questions to better understand.
How else does anybody learn a skill?

Clark

On Tue, 1 Jul 2008 12:01:55 -0700 (PDT), wrote:

Thanks Richard, but I plan on doing this myself. That's how I'll
learn, and that's why I'm asking the questions to better understand.
How else does anybody learn a skill?

There is the auto body repair class at the local community college.
Drag it to a friendly local boatyard and pay them to tell you how to
fix it Ask your local surveyor, not the one with the laser theodolite,
the one that checks out condition of boats. Maybe a helpful book
exists.

Casady

On Tue, 1 Jul 2008 07:18:37 -0700 (PDT), wrote:

Okay, that makes sense.

Would it be even better for me to cut through that layer of fiberglass
that's above the floor in order to repair the damage from the
inside? If I can cut enough of the fiberglass out from that
elevated layer to access the floor, could I lay new glass from the
inside, and then also fill the crack from the outside using Marine
Tex?


Clark


I talked to a mate who is in the business here in Phuket and he
suggests that you treat the repair much like repairing a hole in the
hull. Grind out the damage. Taper the hole back to original hull
thickness over a distance of say, four inches. He suggests using epoxy
to make the repair stronger. Lay in cloth until you built up the
damaged area to hull thickness. Fair roughly by grinding and then use
epoxy filler for final fairing. Sand fair, prime and paint.

He commented that you do need to analyze the problem to determine what
caused the original problem and possibly you may need to add some
reinforcement to prevent further cracking.


Bruce-in-Bangkok
(correct Address is bpaige125atgmaildotcom)