Yes Chuck, clean off the old fiberglass, a lot of times you can just peal it up when you get ti started. Use a disk sander rather than a grinder, the grinder is to rough and thins the metal before you know it. As to the stress point, yes 2 patches cut and drill together so as to match the drill holes, then use one to match drill along the crack with JB slathered on the insides of the patches and both sides of the hull and riveted works fine. Example; if your crack is 3" long, cut your patches 3x5, one inch over the crack with 1 inch apron and a 1 inch apron on each end should not leak again and will dissipate the stresses of stepping on it repeated.
Is that as clear as mud? Jimi Desert Eagle Shooters Rifle Marksmanship Instructor Long Range Precision Rifle Instructor ----- Original Message ----- From: Chuck Alexander To: [email protected] Sent: Tuesday, January 14, 2014 3:32 PM Subject: Re: [VFB] boat cracks I guess they meant I’d have to grind off the old fiberglass to get that area back to bare metal. Right guys??? That’s what I have been doing, even when I re-fixed it with fiberglass patches. I’d grind the old patches off, till I had clean, bare metal then start fresh. Thanks, Chuck From: Allan Fish Sent: Monday, January 13, 2014 3:10 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [VFB] boat cracks On 1/13/14, 4:05 PM, the smiths wrote: His boat is alumimum so the method works for pin holes or cracks. I repaired a three sided quater sized hole with it. Even after it has been fiberglassed inside and out? Interesting. Thanks. I learned something today. And for an old geezer like me, that's a good thing. Al -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vfb-mail?hl=en VFB Mail is sponsored by Line's End Inc at http://www.linesend.com --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VFB Mail" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2014.0.4259 / Virus Database: 3658/7002 - Release Date: 01/14/14 -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vfb-mail?hl=en VFB Mail is sponsored by Line's End Inc at http://www.linesend.com --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VFB Mail" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vfb-mail?hl=en VFB Mail is sponsored by Line's End Inc at http://www.linesend.com --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VFB Mail" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
