[Rhodes22-list] Launch... and the story of an epic failure

[Lowe, Rob]

Not that I'm planning on holing my boat, but I wonder if any boaters carry tape that could be applied to a hole like this underwater? - rob

https://www.homedepot.com/p/Intertape-Polymer-Group-3-in-x-5-yds-VersaTape-Underwater-Tape-99688/206300616


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From: Rhodes22-list <rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org> on behalf of Alexis Seigneurin <alexis.seigneurin at gmail.com>
Sent: Sunday, May 10, 2020 12:37 PM
To: The Rhodes 22 Email List <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Launch... and the story of an epic failure

I am quite impressed most of you are recommending for me to do the repair myself! I have watched countless hours of Boatworks Today and Sail Life videos, so I kind of know the steps for this repair, but I wasn’t feeling like it was a good first project for a fiberglass repair. It’s structural and under the water line, so definitely needs to be done right. I will think about it and we’ll see what I decide!

Thanks all,
Alexis

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From: Rhodes22-list <rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org> on behalf of Hank <hnw555 at gmail.com>
Sent: Sunday, May 10, 2020 12:29:08 PM
To: The Rhodes 22 Email List <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Launch... and the story of an epic failure

I also didn't have the benefit of all of the youtube videos now available
to show folks how to do things when I did my first fiberglass repair.  Much
easier to be a DIYer these days.

On Sun, May 10, 2020 at 10:00 AM Mark Whipple <mark at whipplefamily.com>
wrote:

> I agree that fiberglass work is not difficult, but I would also suggest
> that repairing a hole below the waterline may not be the best first-time
> project. It would be great, though, if you could find someone to give you a
> hand like Hank was able to that would be idea. FWIW I would recommend Allan
> H. Vaites Fiberglass Repair Manual
> <
> https://smile.amazon.com/dp/0071569146?tag=amz-mkt-chr-us-20&ascsubtag=1ba00-01000-org00-mac00-other-smile-us000-pcomp-feature-scomp-wm-5&ref=aa_scomp
> >
> .
>
> Mark Whipple
>
>
>
> On Sun, May 10, 2020 at 9:14 AM Hank <hnw555 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > This is definitely true. I had some fiberglass issues on another boat
> that
> > I used to own and was gonna have the yard do it.Instead one of the other
> > guys in the marina showed me that it wasn't that hard to do and I did it
> > myself.  Very satisfying and glad I was a able to learn these skills.  If
> > you are at all handy you can probly do this yourself as well.
> >
> > On Sun, May 10, 2020, 05:39 JeffSmith <jeffsmithphoto at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > > Fiberglass work is fairly easy, if you have the time and access to the
> > > boat.
> > > Check out some YouTube videos and figure out whether you have the
> skills
> > > and
> > > patience.  You probably do.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > -----
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> > > Atlantic Highlands Municpal Harbor
> > > Atlantic Highlands, NJ
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> > >
> >
>
>
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