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Posted by Colin Huggett
on 1/31/2008, 9:53 pm
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My deck mould is separating from the hull mould in a few places along the gunwhale. The deck mould is designee to wrap over and around the inverted "J" shape of the hull mould at the gunwhale. This joint has come adrift in a few places and it leaks through this seam. What is the best way to repair? Do I just force it apart a bit, pour in epoxy and let it dry, or should I thicken the epoxy with micro balloons etc, so it won't all pour out, or will this weaken the bond, or is their a special adhesive I should use that will do a better job? Also, I have an unheated garage to work in so would prefer to use polyester resin rather than epoxy because I can put a heat gun on it and set it rather than trying to cure the epoxy. I know I could use cold cure, but I assume the rest of the boat is polyester, so surely it won't matter. Anyways, anybody had any experience with this problem. Thx.
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