[Rhodes22-list] big problem

[Mary Lou Troy]

Thanks for the refresher, Michael. Looks like we'll be doing the same thing 
to repair our damage from Isabel.  The nick is about the size of a penny. 
We think something flew or floated into her while she was on the trailer in 
the yard.

Mary Lou
R22 Fretless
Swan Creek, MD / Ft. Washington, PA


At 11:32 PM 11/4/2003 -0500, you wrote:
>this does not look major, my guess collision damaged badly repaired,
>
>1)dry it out,
>2)cut back the gelcoat until solid(looks like a few inches)
>3)sock the area with some stright expoy to seal, let set
>4)sand to get off the blush
>5)glass maybe cut to size, and expoxy filler,, flair and sand.
>
>Read the west cans for the correct filler and use west :-)
>
>MJM
>
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Todd Tavares" <sprocket80 at mail.com>
>To: "The Rhodes 22 mail list" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>Sent: Tuesday, November 04, 2003 11:15 PM
>Subject: [Rhodes22-list] big problem
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> >     I was putting carpeting on my bunk boards this past weekend.  While 
> under the trailer stapling the carpeting to the inside and
>underside of the boards, I found what looks to be a huge blister under the 
>old paint.
> >
> >   I scraped the old dried out paint off and what I found did not look 
> good.  It appears to be an old blister which broke and took
>a chunk of the gelcoat with it.  The gelcoat layer has delaminated over an 
>area about 1 1/2" in diameter with cracks radiating out
>from the hole 3/4" or so.  I hope the damage is only surface and/or can be 
>repaired from the outside, because the hole is below the
>concrete under the stepped ares aft of the v-berth.
> >
> >   Apparently the PO did not see it and painted right over it and must 
> have sailed this way.  There was paint inside on the
>laminate.  I think the only good thing is that the boat has been on the 
>trailer for 5+ years so it must be dry by now.
> >
> >    I was debating whether I was going to strip the old paint myself, or 
> have the bottom re-done professionally.  I guess this made
>the decision easy.
> >
> > Hopefully pics will attach.
> >
> > Todd
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