Barbara,
Some comments. First, polish the area with AquaBuff 2000 (preferred) or 3M
Finesse-It and a high speed DA polisher using lots of water. Go slowly
otherwise you'll remove all the gelcoat. If you start to see structure through
the gelcoat, STOP!
Tape the underside of the holes and place drop clothes under the area. You may
think you've got the undersides taped but epoxy will find a way to drip.
Using a syringe, inject neat epoxy into the holes then remove it. This will
coat the sides of the holes. Next fill the holes with epoxy thickened with
microfibers for strength. Thickened epoxy does not penetrate into the core
well. That's why you coat it with neat epoxy.
If the gelcoat didn't polish out well and you're left with an unsightly exposed
ring, an option would be to paint the area with a contrasting paint or gelcoat
it. If you decide to do this, consider applying the tape then using the old
winch bases as a pattern to cut the tape. You'll end up with a nice circular
apron around the bases of the new winches.
Dennis C.
Touche' 35-1 #83
Mandeville, LA
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> From: Barbara L. Hickson <blhick...@yahoo.com>
>To: "cnc-list@cnc-list.com" <cnc-list@cnc-list.com>
>Sent: Friday, December 27, 2013 7:58 AM
>Subject: Stus-List Needing the brain trust-new winch installation, old
>hole filling, etc.
>
>
>
>Happy holidays, all!
>Santa brought me new self tailing winches and I need some advice. The PO
>replaced the original Barient 26s with Barient 28s, moving the 26s to the back
>to be used for spin sheets.
>The base diameter of the 28s is 8" and the hole diameter is 6 3/8".
>I think replacing them with Lewmar EVO 45s is the only way to go: the 45s are
>the only size whose base at 6 5/8" is big enough to cover the previous hole
>diameter of 6 3/8".
>I don't want to leave an ugly ring of "we replaced our winches" left on the
>coaming but I think after removing the bedding compound and polishing the
>exposed gelcoat, the area outside the base of the new winches should look
>pretty good. I have no illusions that it will match exactly. Is my thinking
>wrong on this? I really don't want to go to the expense and trouble to have
>anything look like crap. AND I don't think it is worth the expense and trouble
>to put Lewmar 50s on a 33' boat. That's just crazy.
>Secondly, the PO did not fill the first bolt holes when he put his new winches
>on. Now there will be 2 sets of bolt holes to be epoxied. Is this going to
>be a structural problem for the new winches? I am planning to use an aluminum
>backing plate for the new ones. I've read on forums of about 4-6 yrs ago that
>finding the exact same hole pattern was apparently the preferred way to go,
>and listers from this forum waited over a year to find Barient 28STs on Ebay.
>In the last 2-4 yrs however, opinions seem to be that hole patterns should not
>be that much of a consideration. Should I plan on doing more than just
>epoxying the holes or do I need matting on the underside or should I wait eons
>for Ebay to produce a pair of Barient 28ST? There is one on there now asking
>$1500 and it looks like s!@#.
>Lastly, IMO I think we should be using the size 40 winches. Is there any way
>we can get away with using these and not sacrifice any structural integrity or
>have the exposed finish look like crap and see all the epoxy-filled holes?
>New deck paint is pretty much out of the question; she's in very good shape.
>Thoughts, advice and recommendations please? Thanks for any help,
>Barbara Hickson Fellers
>Flight Risk, 33-1
>Charleston, SC
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