XVI. Repairs Below the Waterline

This is what we are starting with. Luckily not much rot, some plywood seam separation & large sections of missing fiberglass.

There are different types of repairs. We are set up with enough marine plywood to re-cover but that is not necessary.

Half of the lower hull has been stripped of fiberglass, we’ll:

• fair

• recover with 2 layers of 6oz fiberglass mat

• saturate with epoxy resin

• peel-ply

• Final fairing

• Paint

The other half will get seams patched with epoxy “glue” then covered with a single layer of fiberglass set as above.

SEAM REPAIR

FAIRING

FIBERGLASS TAPE

Use tacky epoxy method to avoid drips / orange peel at the waterline.

FIBERGLASS CLOTH

Use dry application method.

PEEL-PLY

Improves finish & avoids “blush”

SEAL THE KEEL WITH 4200

PAINTING

SHOD THE KEEL SHOE

BOOTSTRIPE