If your going to kiwi grip it anyway, why worry about gelcoat? Josh Muckley S/V Sea Hawk 1989 C&C 37+ Solomons, MD On Jul 9, 2015 2:09 PM, "Charlie Nelson via CnC-List" <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote:
> I managed to crush a 2" x 4" portion of my aft deck on both sides recently. > > I have cleaned out the balsa core and removed the fiberglass/gel coat > pieces on top and need to fill it in (its about 1 inch deep) and then, > eventually, cover it with the Kiwi Grip that > was on it pre-crushing. > > I have done a lot of fiberglass construction with epoxy and thought I > would mix up a batch with some cotton fiber filler and just fill the hole. > > Alternatively I could wet a bunch of fiberglass tape I have with epoxy and > then top this off with some thickened epoxy. > > Then I read about gel coat repair and it says that this won't adhere to an > epoxy repair so I maybe I should fill the holes with thickened > gel coat so that eventually some Kiwi Grip will stick to it. > > I need to fill it this weekend before the balsa core gets wet from rain, > etc. although I have put a thin coating of epoxy on the balsa to protect it > temporarily. > > What advice does the list have for such a repair? > > TIA, > > Charlie Nelson > Water Phantom > C&C 36 XL/kcb > > > > > > > > cenel...@aol.com > > _______________________________________________ > > Email address: > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the > bottom of page at: > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com > > >
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