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Dwight Veinot C&C 35 MKII, *Alianna* Head of St. Margaret's Bay, NS d.ve...@bellaliant.net On Mon, Aug 17, 2015 at 4:48 PM, Dr. Mark Bodnar via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > Last year I had noticed a small crack in my rear pulpit tubing. > This spring before launch I hired a mobile welder to come out to the boat > repair the area - he had a tough time with the wind swirling and had to > repeatedly grind down the dirty weld to do it over. > > The final repair was adequate (pretty rough - but sealed the crack and > seemed solid). Unfortunately a few weeks later I discovered a million > little rust stains in the gel coat. We tried to scrub them out with Comet > - but mostly just brightened up the gel coat. CLR didn't seem to do much - > maybe a longer soak? > > Any suggestions on cleaning? I'm wondering about doing a bit of a white > wash with stain to see if that will clean them. > > Now the area he repaired is showing some signs of rust - obviously he > welded with steel and that is rusting. I had another weld that gave way (a > lower bracket on the rear pulpit) - and I'd rather avoid repeating the same > issue. Not sure how close to fiberglass they can safely weld - removing > the whole rear pulpit wouldn't be a fun process, but likely smart to get it > done properly. > > Any specific questions I should be asking of a stainless welder? > Recommendations in Halifax area? > I'm also wanting to build a small arch for a solar panel - maybe > integrated right into the rear pulpit > > Mark > CS 30 - Prosecco > > > _______________________________________________ > > Email address: > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the > bottom of page at: > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com > >
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