Boat repair...HELP!
Posted: Mon Apr 14, 2003 10:19 pm
This weekend, my son and his partner put a hole through the centre of their almost new Plastex C2. At the damaged area, the outer (hull) laminate and core have been removed. The inside (meaning inside the boat) layer is partially ripped and seems to be a bit stretched form the impact and hang-up. The lay-up seems to be a core of foam sandwiched between two layers of carbon kevlar cloth.
Questions:
1. We are removing the rest of the delaminated outer layer around the puncture. Should we also remove the damaged fabric on the inside of the hull? Doing sowould leave a true hole of approximately 4.5" to fill and repair.
2. Depending on your answer to question number 1, in what order and with what materials should we repair the hole? For example, should we patch inside the hull first, then do the outside?
3. Is there anything else beyond your answers to 1 & 2
that we should consider for this reapair?
I've sent a similar message to a Canadian paddler renown for his boat repair skills; but I couldn't resist running these questions by the always helpful readers of this Forum.
...and watch out for sharp rocks!
Questions:
1. We are removing the rest of the delaminated outer layer around the puncture. Should we also remove the damaged fabric on the inside of the hull? Doing sowould leave a true hole of approximately 4.5" to fill and repair.
2. Depending on your answer to question number 1, in what order and with what materials should we repair the hole? For example, should we patch inside the hull first, then do the outside?
3. Is there anything else beyond your answers to 1 & 2
that we should consider for this reapair?
I've sent a similar message to a Canadian paddler renown for his boat repair skills; but I couldn't resist running these questions by the always helpful readers of this Forum.
...and watch out for sharp rocks!