Sander,
I used this method when I repaired the areas around my chainplates. I used a Dremel tool with a cut-off wheel and cut a 20cm X 25cm rectangle through the top layer of the deck. The top layer came off fairly easily, you can use a long thin blade to cut through the core on any stubborn spots. I cleaned out all the old rotten balsa and put in foam core material laid onto a bed of thickened epoxy. Make sure you leave an area about 1 cm all around where the chainplates slide in so you can go back in and seal the edges with thickened epoxy once everything has cured. Then I put on a couple layers of mat saturated in epoxy then another layer of thickened epoxy that I laid the top deck piece that I had cleaned up. I made sure that the thickened epoxy squeezed out all around the seam. After removing the excess epoxy along the seams I covered the whole area with waxed paper, put a board on top of the paper then put weights on top of the board. This ensures a constant pressure on the whole area until the epoxy cures. I did this all in one step to get the repair to cure as one unit. After it all cured I took everything off and cleaned up any excess epoxy from the area. I was painting the whole deck afterwards so I didn’t really care if there was a bit of excess epoxy to sand off, I was more concerned with getting a good bond. The repairs have lasted pretty well, after about 12 years small cracks developed around the perimeter of the repairs. I bevelled the area along the seams and laid in a couple layers of fibreglass tabbing, after it cured I sanded it flush then repainted it again. I followed the techniques in Don Casey’s book “Sailboat Hull & Deck Repair” (· ISBN-10: 0070133697 · ISBN-13: 978-0070133693). Cheers Rick Taillieu Nemesis '75 C&C 25 #371 Shearwater Yacht Club Halifax, NS. From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Sander vd Moolen Sent: April-22-13 2:09 PM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Re: Stus-List C&C 25 information request Hi Mike, Thanks for the info about recoring, the pictures are very helpful. A question, I have heard people say that when they do this type of repair, they carefully remove the top layer from the core, then replace the core like you do, and finally "glue" the top layer back in place. What are your thoughts about this approach? Regards, Sander Verzonden vanaf Samsung Mobile
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