Filling a void in an encapsualated keel

[okawbow]

It's been cold here in the midwest lately, but I finally got the repair finished. I used foam and wood flour filled epoxy to fill the cavity. I finished up by working in a couple layers of 6 oz cloth and epoxy on the inside of the hole. I tapered the edges of the hole back about 3" and built it back using several layers of 18 oz roving and several layers of 6 oz cloth over that. After that set, I faired the patch with epoxy filled with wood and fiberglass dust, and taped a piece of wax paper over the repair and smoothed it out with a squeegee and a flat board. I had very little sanding left to get it fair. I finished off with several coats of epoxy barrier coat paint. Should be as strong as new, and invisible after the bottom paint.