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Filling a void in an encapsualated keel

Started by okawbow, February 15, 2009, 10:46:39 AM

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okawbow

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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.
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