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FIberglass on a Pontoon Boat
I am trying to refinish an antique pontoon paddle boat. The pontoons
are rusting in places but I am welding patches to fix that problem. I am not a great welder and want to make sure the boat is waterproof so I was thinking of laying down fiberglass over to cover any holes I might have that i can't see. Is this the best material to use and how should I prepare the surface for laying the fiberglass, or better cover, down? |
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FIberglass on a Pontoon Boat
Honestly, I really don't know. But, it doesn't sound like the best idea
to me.... wrote: I am trying to refinish an antique pontoon paddle boat. The pontoons are rusting in places but I am welding patches to fix that problem. I am not a great welder and want to make sure the boat is waterproof so I was thinking of laying down fiberglass over to cover any holes I might have that i can't see. Is this the best material to use and how should I prepare the surface for laying the fiberglass, or better cover, down? |
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FIberglass on a Pontoon Boat
wrote in message ups.com... Honestly, I really don't know. But, it doesn't sound like the best idea to me.... wrote: I am trying to refinish an antique pontoon paddle boat. The pontoons are rusting in places but I am welding patches to fix that problem. I am not a great welder and want to make sure the boat is waterproof so I was thinking of laying down fiberglass over to cover any holes I might have that i can't see. Is this the best material to use and how should I prepare the surface for laying the fiberglass, or better cover, down? You can have the pontoons foam filled, so even of they leak, it is a non-issue. |
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FIberglass on a Pontoon Boat
Calif Bill wrote: You can have the pontoons foam filled, so even of they leak, it is a non-issue. eventually won't the foam get water logged? |
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FIberglass on a Pontoon Boat
wrote in message oups.com... Calif Bill wrote: You can have the pontoons foam filled, so even of they leak, it is a non-issue. eventually won't the foam get water logged? How many docks are supported by foam blocks? |
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FIberglass on a Pontoon Boat
OK, I wasn'tt hinking of that type of foam. for some reason I was
thinking insulating foam in a can. my bad Calif Bill wrote: wrote in message oups.com... Calif Bill wrote: You can have the pontoons foam filled, so even of they leak, it is a non-issue. eventually won't the foam get water logged? How many docks are supported by foam blocks? |
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FIberglass on a Pontoon Boat
I think I'd go with a good two part epoxy paint. Regular polyester
fiberglass is a bit brittle. Plus you can pick a color you like. wrote: OK, I wasn'tt hinking of that type of foam. for some reason I was thinking insulating foam in a can. my bad Calif Bill wrote: wrote in message oups.com... Calif Bill wrote: You can have the pontoons foam filled, so even of they leak, it is a non-issue. eventually won't the foam get water logged? How many docks are supported by foam blocks? |
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FIberglass on a Pontoon Boat
wrote in message oups.com... OK, I wasn'tt hinking of that type of foam. for some reason I was thinking insulating foam in a can. my bad Calif Bill wrote: wrote in message oups.com... Calif Bill wrote: You can have the pontoons foam filled, so even of they leak, it is a non-issue. eventually won't the foam get water logged? How many docks are supported by foam blocks? My dad had a pontoon boat foamed in the 1960's. |
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