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Unread 11-13-2012, 03:56 PM
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Others might think this is a bad idea, it probably is... Get some epoxy and chop some mat up. Mix up some runnyish epoxy and mix the chopped glass in. Duct tape over the hole on the bottom side and start pouring. You may have to drill holes at the edges of the rot to release trapped air. Thats the easy way to fix it.
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Unread 11-15-2012, 12:39 PM
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If you repair the fiberglass w/out drying out the wood core, then the wood rot WILL continue to spread untill it eventually rots the entire core...yours sounds like a relatively small area now, so it can be dried before you repair the glass...there's a repair method/product called Git-Rot...everybody has their own opinion about this stuff, but yours is a prime example of its best use...you'll HAVE TO HAVE the boat put away and in the DRY for a long period of time...drill 1/8" holes thru the top glass skin starting close to the center of the rotted area and working out to where your drill bit finds solid wood...w/those holes for ventalation, it will eventually dry out if left in a low humidity atmosphere...blowing a fan across the area constantly will also help...but the Git-Rot product requires DRY wood to work properly and that's gonna take time...Google it up, read the procedure and see if it is for you...
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That may be an option... I'll check it out.
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