[Rhodes22-list] keel CB issue

[Mary Lou Troy]

Rummy makes some good points. If I recall correctly (always a 
challenge these days) Don Casey's "This Old Boat" had a good section 
on fiberglass repairs. I see on Amazon there's a recent edition out 
(ours is 1991). Might have to pick that up.

Gudgeon Brothers (manufacturers of West System epoxies) also have 
good fiberglass repair articles online:
http://www.westsystem.com/ss/fiberglass-boat-repair-and-restoration/

BTW, the Dremel tool he mentions is invaluable for this type of work. 
That and the Fein multitool make much shorter work of seemingly unending jobs

Mary Lou


At 11:10 AM 6/1/2011, you wrote:
>You will want to grind out the areas with the holes, but not with a belt
>sander. Open them up a little with something more like a dremel tool. Clean
>the  area up and build it back with fiberglass fibers and epoxy. You might
>have to do  this several times to build back to original level. Then, use a
>fiberglass cloth  to repair the whole area. This is a larger repair than just
>filling the holes.  I'm going to guess that something, very hard, made
>contact with your centerboard  trunk. Removing a larger area of bottom paint
>might show more extensive damage  than you are currently seeing.
>
>Rummy
>
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>sailingvesselcarmen at gmail.com writes:
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