About 7 or 8 years ago, we had the compression post on our '86 h31 r/r by a very reputable yard which at that time we had been dealing with for ~15 years with good results. Well, what we believed was a permanant fix, was not. Don't want to get long winded or into superfluous details but seeking advice.
Have jacked up the cabin roof and cleaned out the broken fiberglass and rotted wood in the cross member to the aluminum plate embedded in the fiberglass beneath the mast base plate. Have determined that we need, and are having fabricated, a 1-1/4" thick aluminum block to span the "void space." The plate on top of the galvanized steel post the yard installed is planer. Some fiberglass remains on the bottom of the embedded aluminum plate that can't be removed, leaving an irregular surface from 0 inch up to 1/8th inch.
Plan is to use West System 105 and 205 slathered on the top of the block to fill the irregular surfaced void space. Does the epoxy have the necessary compressive strength?
I plan to call West Systems tomorrow but wanted some opinions, or better ideas.
Have jacked up the cabin roof and cleaned out the broken fiberglass and rotted wood in the cross member to the aluminum plate embedded in the fiberglass beneath the mast base plate. Have determined that we need, and are having fabricated, a 1-1/4" thick aluminum block to span the "void space." The plate on top of the galvanized steel post the yard installed is planer. Some fiberglass remains on the bottom of the embedded aluminum plate that can't be removed, leaving an irregular surface from 0 inch up to 1/8th inch.
Plan is to use West System 105 and 205 slathered on the top of the block to fill the irregular surfaced void space. Does the epoxy have the necessary compressive strength?
I plan to call West Systems tomorrow but wanted some opinions, or better ideas.
