Re: Stus-List Damage to fibreglas

2015-07-06 Thread Bill Bina - gmail via CnC-List
t [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] *On Behalf Of *Fred Hazzard via CnC-List *Sent:* Sunday, July 05, 2015 1:57 PM *To:* cnc-list@cnc-list.com *Cc:* Fred Hazzard *Subject:* Stus-List Damage to fibreglas I put a hole in several layers of fibreglas about a foot above the waterline in th

Re: Stus-List Damage to fibreglas

2015-07-06 Thread Bill Coleman via CnC-List
List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Fred Hazzard via CnC-List Sent: Sunday, July 05, 2015 1:57 PM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Cc: Fred Hazzard Subject: Stus-List Damage to fibreglas I put a hole in several layers of fibreglas about a foot above the waterline in the side of my boat.Â

Re: Stus-List Damage to fibreglas

2015-07-05 Thread Ronald B. Frerker via CnC-List
heriC&C 30-1STL From: Dennis C. via CnC-List To: CnClist Cc: Dennis C. Sent: Sunday, July 5, 2015 5:22 PM Subject: Re: Stus-List Damage to fibreglas On Sun, Jul 5, 2015 at 2:58 PM, Josh Muckley via CnC-List wrote: I can't understand why anyone would use polyester O

Re: Stus-List Damage to fibreglas

2015-07-05 Thread Aaron Rouhi via CnC-List
Sorry about that... What happened? Cheers, Aaron 79 30-1 Admiral Maggie Annapolis, MD > On Jul 5, 2015, at 1:57 PM, Fred Hazzard via CnC-List > wrote: > > I put a hole in several layers of fibreglas about a foot above the waterline > in the side of my boat. As it may take some time before r

Re: Stus-List Damage to fibreglas

2015-07-05 Thread Rick Brass via CnC-List
, NC From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Josh Muckley via CnC-List Sent: Sunday, July 05, 2015 3:59 PM To: C&C List Cc: Josh Muckley Subject: Re: Stus-List Damage to fibreglas Ken's statement is my understanding also but aside from the possibility th

Re: Stus-List Damage to fibreglas

2015-07-05 Thread Dennis C. via CnC-List
On Sun, Jul 5, 2015 at 2:58 PM, Josh Muckley via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > I can't understand why anyone would use polyester OR vinylester resin for > a repair. I do it quite often. Vinylester resin works as well as epoxy and avoids the compatibility issues. It's also cheaper

Re: Stus-List Damage to fibreglas

2015-07-05 Thread Josh Muckley via CnC-List
Ken's statement is my understanding also but aside from the possibility that a gelcoat finish won't adhere, I can't understand why anyone would use polyester OR vinylester resin for a repair. Besides when you go to do the job right you're going to grind out all the epoxy anyway to feather in a pro

Re: Stus-List Damage to fibreglas

2015-07-05 Thread Ken Heaton via CnC-List
I think the recommendation to seal it out with epoxy is not a good idea unless the future repair is certain to be made with epoxy as well. As I understand it, the common polyester resin does not stick properly to epoxy, making more work for whoever does the later repair if they do the repair using

Re: Stus-List Damage to fibreglas

2015-07-05 Thread Brent Driedger via CnC-List
I would seal it with West Epoxy and if it's in a structurally important area I'd sand out a bevel and add a few layers of glass. It didn't need to be pretty. Cheers. Brent 27-5 Lake Winnipeg Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 5, 2015, at 12:57 PM, Fred Hazzard via CnC-List > wrote: > > I put

Stus-List Damage to fibreglas

2015-07-05 Thread Fred Hazzard via CnC-List
I put a hole in several layers of fibreglas about a foot above the waterline in the side of my boat. As it may take some time before repairs are made, should I seal the glass to prevent water from getting in the layup? If so what should I use? Fred Hazzard S/V Fury Portland, Or