[Rhodes22-list] Question for Peter or Roger

[Peter Thorn]

Lou,

Good luck on your repair.  It seems like you are following Roger's advice,
which would be my recommendation.  I certainly have nothing to add, except
hope the weather co-operates soon.

PT

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Lou Rosenberg" <lsr3 at MAIL.nyu.edu>
To: <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
Sent: Wednesday, April 13, 2005 12:21 PM
Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Question for Peter or Roger


> I'm almost finished cutting away the bulging laminate and cement in
> my centerboard trunk.
> The narrowest part of the aft section was obviously the most
> difficult but now I have a
> 34"L x 7"D cut . The issue is the aft section almost at the end where
> the trunk is less than 1inch in width, I have some bulging and think
> this may hinder the board dropping down when I put her back on a
> trailer and the board gets pushed up by the  ( trailer )roller .
> Instead of ripping out the last few inches of  the aft laminate, I
> was thinking I would just
> cut horizontal slits in the last few inches of bulging laminate, pull
> out the underlying cement and  epoxy the section without covering it
> with its own patch of garolite.
>   Roger has recommended I buy 1/8" garolite which will be used as a
> patching material for the large section.
>   I have devised an extension to my caliper which allows me to measure
> 18" down into the trunk so I can gauge how much space each area has
> so that I will be extra careful when applying the patches so that my
> clearance in the trunk is well within the tolerance for a smooth
> moving CB.
>
>   I am only hoping to slit the rear  most section due to the
> difficulty  in  cutting vertically down into the trunk with less than
> an inch of clearance.
>   any suggestions??
>   tools used: craftsman dremel with flex drive attachment and diamond
> cutting blade,
>   custom holders for dremel to position it into the crevice.
>
>   patience.
>
>   Lou
>
>   btw; hope to take some pics this wkend BEFORE  i start epoxy work
> next week if God allows the wx to be warm enuf.
>
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