Operation "Hatch Repair" underway

[frayed_knot]

If'n one was to pretreat, you would have to apply the second coat within a certain time period, before cured, to make a good chemical bond. That's why it would need to be a morning start. Have to sit there with a beerskie touching the goo every so often so as not to miss the window of opportunity ;)

So anyway, that's all water under the keel now. I'm done! I'm not the least bit happy with it though. Remember those unbonded pockets I referred to earlier? Well, they sound like I'm going to break the dang thing as I walk on it, snap crackle pop. Only where the bond isn't good. It seems plenty strong though, I can walk on it without it sagging. So that's good I guess. The Phatdaddy mod didn't work out so good for me either. Not what you would expect though. I went ahead and bonded the blocks of wood with the 4200, but instead of putting the lid on there, I eyeballed the alignment and drove the screws right in until it cured. That worked just fine. The problem came once I ran my bead of silicone all the way around the opening and set the lid in place. 3 out of the eight Tee nuts didn't stick into the wood!!!! As I put my screw in, they popped out the back side of the block. HOLY CRAP!!!! Well, I didn't pull the lid back up. Ta hell with it for now >:( I needed to get it back together to take the family out tomorrow, and it's done enough for that. I'll post my pics later on after I have a chance to cool down.