Operation "Hatch Repair" underway

[macojoe]

we have a guy on another board that just caught a 51.1 pounder!
Man I have to start fishing soon!!!!!!!!! :-/

[reelapeelin]

51 lbs :o ...that's a DAWG w/a HAWG ;) ;D ;D ;D ;D ...



Frayed believe it or not, when mountin' the elec. trollin' motor , I put a small screw on each side of the T-Nuts w/the screw-head's edge over the edge of the T-Nut so it WOULDN'T get pushed out ;) ... I had dropped a couple into the bottom of the anchor-locker B4 thinkin' of that ::) ...

[billfish16]

I just started this project on my V20. I do not own a router and I was going to use my Dremel but I forgot to bring it to the shore. I used a circular saw to cut around the underside edges of the hatch to get at that nasty parkay plywood. What the &*$?#@ were they thinking back then? Anyway the fiberglass peeled off that soaked plywood like blisters off sunburnt skin. I took pics and i will post them next week. My question is what kind of fiberglas do I use, the neatly woven stuff or the stuff that looks chopped up? Since Wellcraft used the chopped up stuff the other stuff is probably best??????? Also what thickness of glass is best????

Thanks,

Billfish16

[frayed_knot]

I used the neat stuff, I believe it's called cloth, not mat. I just got some of the cloth made by Elmer's I found at Wally World. Not all resin is created equal, I actually used the polyester resin Parker Boats uses (thanks Skools ;D ) so I know it was the right stuff to use. Don't bother with the resin you find at Wally World or Lowes, wrong stuff. You could spend the $$ and go with epoxy, very strong and durable and sticks to just about anything.

[billfish16]

thx, I bought the Elmer's REsin at Lowes, I will be returning that based on your info. I have read on this Site that the Boater's or Boatyard resin at BW is not good. I quesss I will buy the MAS from BW or the West System.

How much resin did your hatch rebuild need?

thx

Bill

[Skools Out]

lol Well he didn't need near what i got him, he got almost 2 gallons of resin from Parker Boats lol

[C YENSEN]

looking good Frayed........ ;D

I still wanna know why the hell Wellcraft used all those small squares instead of one big piece??????????? :-/

[macojoe]

I guess they thought it would be stronger and more flexable?? You have to admit it lasted 20 years!!

[frayed_knot]

Originally Posted by billfish16

How much resin did your hatch rebuild need?

thx

Bill

Maybe half a gallon.

[Stillrunning]

Originally Posted by C *YENSEN

looking good Frayed........ ;D

I still wanna know why the hell Wellcraft used all those small squares instead of one big piece??????????? :-/

I have wondered the same thing every time I do a repair. My last conclusion was that they have a small amount of resin between each peice so if one get water intrusion it makes it tougher for it to spread. That idea seems weak with all the repairs I see people doing to their V's.