I've been looking at YouTube videos about fibreglass repair and there seems to be a couple of methods...
Pic attached of the damage I have to tackle tomorrow. There's an obvious hole and a further crack about 6 inches long around the nose.
1. Grind away all of the offending area and rebuild.
2. Grind away enough to make the area tidy enough to accept fibreglass at the back and filler at the front. This seems favourite?
I can get to the back although it may be a bit fiddly.
Fibreglass Repair?
Re: Fibreglass Repair?
I would go with 2 and put a few layers of cloth or mesh on the inside then grind out any cracks into a u shape and fill them, some people drill a hole at the end of each crack to stop it spreading. When filling the large hole build it up with bits of cloth cut to the size of the base of the hole getting bigger as you get near the surface.
Good luck,enjoy the sanding
Good luck,enjoy the sanding
SEAN-NÓS http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qd6vkPjEy4U
Crackerbox build http://player.vimeo.com/video/87412648
The launch https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BfNjkhMRt40
Crackerbox build http://player.vimeo.com/video/87412648
The launch https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BfNjkhMRt40
Re: Fibreglass Repair?
sean-nós wrote:I would go with 2 and put a few layers of cloth or mesh on the inside then grind out any cracks into a u shape and fill them, some people drill a hole at the end of each crack to stop it spreading. When filling the large hole build it up with bits of cloth cut to the size of the base of the hole getting bigger as you get near the surface.
Good luck,enjoy the sanding
Thanks...
On closer inspection there has been some remedial work carried out before using chicken wire!
What I thought was original glassfibre is actually filler but is strong and will tidy up ok.
The support timbers under the front deck are in good nick but the fibreglass covering is brittle and blown so i'll be sorting those out and will probably put a bulkhead in about 18" from the bow and inject the void with foam.
Pics to follow as we progress...