[Rhodes22-list] Gelcoat Repair

[The Rhodes 22 Email List]

I notice a lot of people reinforce the mid section of the benches with a stainless or wooden support leg.

Bob (palatka)

> On Mar 18, 2016, at 2:48 PM, The Rhodes 22 Email List <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org> wrote:
> 
> Marc,
> 
> The damage is likely due to flexing.  If you like riding the waves,
> reinforcing the benches would be preliminary to repairing the gelcoat.
> 
> Rick
> 
> On Wed, Mar 16, 2016 at 3:33 PM, The Rhodes 22 Email List <
> rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org> wrote:
> 
>> Hello fellow Rhodies
>> 
>> I have discovered some damage to the gelcoat on the edge of one of the
>> bench
>> seats in the cockpit. The damage is about the size of a quarter and is
>> chipped so that the fiberglass can be seen. Clearly something fell causing
>> the damage, but I have no visible bruising, so it wasn't me.
>> 
>> Can someone recommend a suitable product for repair?
>> 
>> Thanks!
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> -----
>> Marc B.
>> s/v Baby Steps
>> Westminster MA
>> Sailing Narragansett Bay
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