Royalex Repair Kit on Fiberglass

WarrenSandy · Post by **WarrenSandy** » Fri Jul 07, 2006 2:34 am

I need to install thigh strap anchors for my recently acquired Phoenix Seewum C-1. This is an older fiberglass boat. A couple years back I purchased a "Voyageur" Royalex Repair Kit, but I've never used it. I was wondering if I could use the materials in this kit to fashion my anchors. The kit includes: Royalex repair resin and kevlar cloth. Any comments would be appreciated.

Thanks, Warren

ezwater · Post by **ezwater** » Fri Jul 07, 2006 3:39 am

Roger, you should not be slumming over on paddling.net.

WarrenSandy · Post by **WarrenSandy** » Fri Jul 07, 2006 4:15 am

Hey, I need all the help I can get!

Roger · Post by **Roger** » Fri Jul 07, 2006 3:35 pm

ezwater wrote:Roger, you should not be slumming over on paddling.net.

Am I missing something here?

Or did you post on the wrong thread?

And is it really slumming?

Not meaning to hijack thread.

If you do end up using the kit (don't know if you can or not), check your expiration date on the adhesive.

Post by **sbroam** » Fri Jul 07, 2006 3:44 pm

Must be an inside joke. I do my slumming on BT.

I'm thinking the original poster will get a "real" asnwer from one of our glass gurus when they show up. The ones not down here in the parched deep south may actually be out paddling...

My own unedumacated guess is that the royalex repair kit's putty is probably some ABS specific material, maybe even consisting of ABS in a solvent (MEK?) that is designed to bond to ABS. I'd venture further to guess that it might not have as good a chance of bonding to glass as the same kind of resin used in the original construction would.

Roger · Post by **Roger** » Fri Jul 07, 2006 3:56 pm

sbroam, yeah, I think ezwater saw me out of my usual playpen!

And the glassgurus will have the correct answer!

ezwater · Post by **ezwater** » Sat Jul 08, 2006 2:06 am

I think I should have said "Warren," not "Roger," but I'll be damned if I know how I got Roger's name in my head when he didn't post until after I did!

Anyway, I had responded to Warren on paddling.net.

Post by **sbroam** » Sat Jul 08, 2006 3:08 am

ezwater wrote: Anyway, I had responded to Warren on paddling.net.

And for those of you who are curious and lazy :

http://www.paddling.net/message/showThr ... tid=507458

Roger · Post by **Roger** » Sat Jul 15, 2006 12:39 am

Ezwater might have gotten

since I had started another repair thread!

All is good!