Fortunately, I have a lot of friends including a guy familiar with the West
System. He has done some extensive work on damaged boats. I have tempted him
with a few beers to look at the boat. Although I have worked on boats as a
hobby for about 65 years I never got involved in doing any repairs with epoxy.
Right now I am picking as many brains as I can to gain a little knowledge.
Frank
On Wednesday, April 13, 2016 2:17 PM, Martin DeYoung via CnC-List
<cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote:
#yiv4003843273 P {MARGIN-BOTTOM:0px;MARGIN-TOP:0px;}We repaired a similar
bulkhead issue on Calypso by cutting out the damaged section. The section was
approx. 12" x 18". We replaced the bulkhead section with similar grade plywood
bonded in place with epoxy then adding glass cloth and epoxy over the seams.
We replaced the failed tabbing with new. If you have a very small area
immediately next to the tabbing a less invasive repair might be possible
following your Plan A. If you have a oscillating tool (Feinmaster etc.)
working in confined spaces is easier. The plunge cut blades allow for some
"micro" surgery. Have you visited the West System's web site? They have some
excellent boat repair guides that highlight use of their epoxy products. For a
pour in place repair adding some chopped glass fibers or similar strength
building filler will reduce the epoxy fill's chances of cracking if it flexes.
MartinCalypso1971 C&C 43SeattleFrom: CnC-List [cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com]
on behalf of Eugene Fodor via CnC-List [cnc-list@cnc-list.com]
Sent: Wednesday, April 13, 2016 10:57 AM
To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com
Cc: Eugene Fodor
Subject: Stus-List C&C 29 Mk II Bulkhead Repair
The base of the bulkhead on the C&C 29 Mk II I'm in escrow on has some soft
wood and the tabbing has separated. This is the bulkhead just aft of the head
that the table is mounted on. Does anyone have experience with repairing this
and any recommendations. My plan is to sand/grind out the existing wood and
build it up with epoxy and then redo the tabbing. Any recommendations or links
on info for similiar repairs would be much appreciated.
Thank in advance,
Gene
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