I had a look at that video - not a bad approach, would add that it’s easier to layup the disks and other patches each onto a sheet of waxed paper then lift that into place rather than lifting the messy epoxy patch itself. If you are making 4 patches, stack 4 sheets of waxed paper in your layupboard before you start. Put the precut glass in the stack too, you avoid handling things with sticky gloves. It’s also easier to lay up multiple layers on the board/paper than doing one at a time. When I updated the instruments on Windstar I replaced two B&G displays with one ray marine, leaving one hole. I elected not to fill the extra hole but made a plexiglass cover the same shape and footprint of the new instrument. It’s ready should I wish to add a second display, it looks fine to me and was a lot less work. http://cncwindstar.blogspot.com/search/label/Electrical%20and%20Electronics?updated-max=2020-09-01T06:50:00-04:00&max-results=20&start=5&by-date=false&m=1
Remember also that epoxy will stick to polyester but the reverse isn’t true - should you wish to use gelcoat to finish the repair you should bear this in mind. I’ve always felt that once you start painting the deck or mixing materials you were heading down a slippery cosmetic slope. Dave 33-2 windstar Sent from my iPhone > On Apr 21, 2021, at 7:02 AM, Ken Heaton via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > wrote: > > > Another option, if it makes sense both inside the boat and outside in the > location where the instruments are coming out, is to install a small port > (window). > > Ken H. > >> On Tue, 20 Apr 2021 at 19:25, Doug Mountjoy via CnC-List >> <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: >> Glass over the outside hole, and hang a picture over the inside. >> >> >> >> Sent from my T-Mobile 4G LTE Device >> >> Doug Mountjoy >> Port Orchard YC >> Port Orchard, WA >> Rebecca Leah >> 1988 LF39 >> >> >> -------- Original message -------- >> From: Randal Stafford via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> >> Date: 4/20/21 14:39 (GMT-08:00) >> To: Stus-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> >> Cc: Randal Stafford <randal.staff...@icloud.com> >> Subject: Stus-List Glassing Over Instrument Holes Through Double Bulkheads >> >> Listers- >> >> Grenadine is getting an instrument system update this year and, as part of >> that, I’ll eventually want to glass over previous instrument holes in the >> aft cabin wall. >> >> Last night I watched this video https://youtu.be/T4OHQDs8NKk, which is good, >> but seems to assume only a single bulkhead - i.e. the “liner” inside the >> cabin is not there, or is cut away (such as in the video) providing access >> to the inside of the fiberglass cabin wall. >> >> Does anyone here know how to neatly glass over the hole in both the exterior >> wall and the interior liner? If there’s no good / easy / neat way to do it, >> I’ll follow the video above for the exterior wall, then just cover the hole >> in the liner with a screwed-on piece of teak. >> >> Thanks, >> Randy >> S/V Grenadine >> C&C 30 MK I #79 >> Ken Caryl, CO >> Thanks to all of the subscribers that contributed to the list to help with >> the costs involved. If you want to show your support to the list - use >> PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray Thanks - >> Stu > Thanks to all of the subscribers that contributed to the list to help with > the costs involved. If you want to show your support to the list - use > PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray Thanks - Stu
Thanks to all of the subscribers that contributed to the list to help with the costs involved. If you want to show your support to the list - use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray Thanks - Stu
