Today I didn't get much work done, I was selling my old Venture 17 and that took forever! I didn't get to the Marina till 4:30 and it was still 87 degrees. I only got about a good hour of work done but I ground down the bronze through hull for the black water tank.
Man is it a good thing I decided to replace the gate valves and through hulls. As I was working on the waste TH, so much rust just fell out I figure the gate itself disintegrated sometime in the past.
So I got it ground off and I can work it back and forth in rotation. I couldn't get the hose off, though. Any tips on getting the original waste discharge hose off? I couldn't even "rotate" the hose around the nipple.
Also, I started "exploring" the rotten core by the port chain plates. The 1/8" holes I drilled came back with some wet, what I think is, balsa. It turned to particles as I touched it.
I didn't have a few things I needed to work on the deck so I just left it at a few holes drilled. It's obvious why it's rotten; there's silicon all around the chain plates.
I am worried that the core is rotten all the way to the edge, under the toe rail. I don't know how I'm going to handle that. I don't want to remove the toe rail really.
This will be the first time I've ever fiber-glassed anything. I really think I can handle it, but any tips and tricks will be much appreciated.
I order west systems 105, 206 and 209 the pumps 6 ounce cloth.
This is what I've thought about:
Find the boundaries of the rotten core. Cut deck in this boundary - staying 2 inches from edges of anything. Dig out the rotten core. Clean and dry top and bottom fiberglass layers with Acetone. Assembly new core with plywood - nothing bigger than about 3x3 square Dry fit everything.
To lay it up, I am going to use extra slow hardener as close to 70 degrees as I can. With that I should get about a good 30 minutes working time. I want to try and get a chemical bond between the fiberglass and the plywood core.
Should I care too awfully much about getting the chemical bond? 30 minutes still may be cutting it close. I don't want to spray with water if there's blush. And I don't have peel-ply... I didn't find a good price. Is there any great substitutes?
Maybe I'll break it up into small sections, trying to leave exposed epoxied areas to a minimum.
Best regards,
Rick
Man is it a good thing I decided to replace the gate valves and through hulls. As I was working on the waste TH, so much rust just fell out I figure the gate itself disintegrated sometime in the past.
So I got it ground off and I can work it back and forth in rotation. I couldn't get the hose off, though. Any tips on getting the original waste discharge hose off? I couldn't even "rotate" the hose around the nipple.
Also, I started "exploring" the rotten core by the port chain plates. The 1/8" holes I drilled came back with some wet, what I think is, balsa. It turned to particles as I touched it.
I didn't have a few things I needed to work on the deck so I just left it at a few holes drilled. It's obvious why it's rotten; there's silicon all around the chain plates.
I am worried that the core is rotten all the way to the edge, under the toe rail. I don't know how I'm going to handle that. I don't want to remove the toe rail really.
This will be the first time I've ever fiber-glassed anything. I really think I can handle it, but any tips and tricks will be much appreciated.
I order west systems 105, 206 and 209 the pumps 6 ounce cloth.
This is what I've thought about:
Find the boundaries of the rotten core. Cut deck in this boundary - staying 2 inches from edges of anything. Dig out the rotten core. Clean and dry top and bottom fiberglass layers with Acetone. Assembly new core with plywood - nothing bigger than about 3x3 square Dry fit everything.
To lay it up, I am going to use extra slow hardener as close to 70 degrees as I can. With that I should get about a good 30 minutes working time. I want to try and get a chemical bond between the fiberglass and the plywood core.
Should I care too awfully much about getting the chemical bond? 30 minutes still may be cutting it close. I don't want to spray with water if there's blush. And I don't have peel-ply... I didn't find a good price. Is there any great substitutes?
Maybe I'll break it up into small sections, trying to leave exposed epoxied areas to a minimum.
Best regards,
Rick