epoxy

  1. High Current

    Keel and G/flex and should I worry?

    I'm looking for some insight into what I should realistically expect from G/flex epoxy and keel movement on an old Hunter 25. My 1982 Hunter 25 came with a small keel smile. This spring, I ground it out, torqued the keel bolts (132 ft-lb), and slathered some G/flex epoxy in the gap. At...
  2. Bay Tripper

    Question on fiberglass repair

    Hello, I am still relatively new here, and I have done a lot of searching online and on this forum, but I am still wondering about one thing. I am about to tackle replacing some rotten core in my transom. My 1988 H26.5 has a small outboard motor mount and there must've been water...
  3. J

    Ideas to refinish salon table top and underside

    I'm working on freshening up the teak in my 1983 Catalina 25 and am planning to update the galley counter using the epoxy idea found in the below SailboatOwners thread linked below. But I'm at a loss for what to do about the dated salon table top and bottom. Since the table folds in half and it...
  4. C

    EPOXY?

    I have a 1995 MacGregor 26 C (swing keel and water ballast, conventional trailer-sailer and not the power-sailer). Question 1: Is the hull, rudder, and keel constructed with conventional fiberglass and conventional gel-coat? Question 2: If so, would it not be appropriate to use epoxy fairing...
  5. O

    How to fix Rotted Out Bow Eye - 1988 26D

    Hi all, I have a new to me 88 Mac 26D with a rotten bow eye. What I mean by that is wood that was glassed inside to help hold the eye is all dry rotted and wet, it's barely there anymore, just shards and mostly disintegrated. Being that we will trailer our boat in and out every weekend all...
  6. agprice22

    Paint or Gel-cote large area?

    I have purchased a project boat. It is a Telstar 28, trimaran. Mechanically, the boat is great. Cosmetically, the boat looks like hell. It has many stress cracks and chips in the decks and gunwales. I am planning to change the color of the hulls while leaving the decks white. I plan to grind...
  7. DannyS

    Epoxy question

    Quick question, what would you smear on a bolt to prevent epoxy from making the bolt a permanent fixture in the layup? Vaseline? The bolt is just a clamping mechanism while the epoxy cures.
  8. Dinghydreams

    Woven roving to chopped strand mat in small glass repair??

    Ahoy, I have a small glass job I need to do on my Bristol 24 sailboat. To strengthen the strbrd chainplate I need to glass in the piece of wood it currently sits on, so the stress is distributed beyond this small portion of the bulkhead. (don't worry, I'm not glassing in the actual chainplate)...