Need 2 part foam specialist for cockpit repair

[Jim Oursler-Chock full O Nuts- Lake Texoma]

On my hunter 34, I know that the generally accepted way to repair a rotted cockpit floor is to cut out either topsides or undersides and replace wood, reglass, etc. My intuition is that the foam in place industry must be about there with something that I could squirt into some more discrete holes (after digging out Any one got any insight into this unorthodox approach? Jim

 

[John]

Epoxy?

There have been some articles printed in either SAIL magazine or CRUISING WORLD magazine which describes drilling a pattern of holes and injecting WEST system epoxy into the (dried out) rotty wood.

 

[John]

Epoxy?

There have been some articles printed in either SAIL magazine or CRUISING WORLD magazine which describes drilling a pattern of holes and injecting WEST system epoxy into the (dried out) rotty wood.

 

[Jim Oursler in Rockwall]

More on 2 part foam repai

Epoxy is the old stand by.. drill holes every 6 inches and fill. I am hoping that perhaps a 2 part foam in place product has reached the level of development to equal either expoxy or cutting, inserting some material, and reglassing. So, any more ideas that don't involve get-rot, epoxy or cutting ?

 

[Mike Alge]

wet cores

Ihate to be a wet blanket but getting saturated wood to dry enough to be stable is neigh near impossible. The real problem is that the wet wood freezes in the winter and like the bully on the playground it pushes everything around including the glue joints in the plywood. So even if you could dry the core somehow , the core integrity has been compromized. The idea of drilling all those holes would end up meaning you will have a sole with a bunch of little epoxy plug and still have your problem.. The best way to repair a saturated deck is still to remove the old core and put new in.

 

[Gary Bridi]

Weat System

Id try the West system of injectable epoxy. It not only penetrates the drilled holes but also the rotted wood or displaces foam. It works very well on stringers to which chain plates are attached.