Hi Netters, In 348 issue 402, the name Aerolite glue came up. I think that there might be some old glue joints that were made up as test samples, in the workshop. They do not look good because of the crazing that takes place along the glue line. I once visited a skilled boat builder and asked about Aerolite. I got quite an explosive response. He was not complementary in the descriptive language that he applied to it.(It had a reference to a goat). Then he showed me why. He hull of a racing sailboat takes quite a bit of vibration on the bow. Aerolite crystallizes due to this and subsequently failed. He now only uses the West System in his boat building. At one time our MOT approved its use in aircraft because it was waterproof. Now they want you to use epoxy. It was not clear why they didn't like it. Once approved always approved but not the best. Regards, Harold Woods, Orillia, ON. Canada. haroldwo...@rogers.com
