Thanks Steve I'm going to try this tomorrow..... Dave Robinson [email protected]
On 4-Apr-10, at 8:03 AM, Steve Bayless wrote: > Dave: > > I used West Epoxy 105, with Hardener 206, to pour into the rudder > post. > The repair called for 1 pint of that mixed material. I chose the slow > set hardener, because the cracks and fissures in the rudder are small, > and I wanted the epoxy to slowly creep into those small areas and fill > them. My feeling was that I would rather it take a day or two to find > it's way into those small areas. My boat is on the hard, and will be > there until May 1. I also used a conical carbide burr to create a "V" > shaped notch around the outside of the rudder post into the rudder > itself, filled it with 3M 5200 compound, then placed a rudder washer > from CD on top of it until it set up firmly. With the cooler > weather, it > took about 2 days for the 5200 to set up so that it was no longer > tacky. > The repair is detailed in the group's "Files" areas. That was my guide > for this job. > > Regards, > > Steve Bayless > #3491 "Liebchen" > Port Huron, MI > > > ------------------------------------ > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > >
