'79 teardown and rebuild.

[SkunkBoat]

Originally Posted by 3 Squids

My plan is to use all epoxy so that's gonna put a dent in the old wallet.

If you're going to pour Carbon Core, remember that it is polyester resin. You should use poly in places where they will contact the wet pour.

the rule...as I was told... is you can use poly on hardened poly, Epoxy on hardened poly and epoxy on hardened epoxy, but you can't use poly on hardened epoxy.

So your transom skins should be patched/fabricated/tabbed/coated using polyester resin. Then when that and the pour is all set, you can go over it with epoxy for strength

[3 Squids]

Originally Posted by SkunkBoat

If you're going to pour Carbon Core, remember that it is polyester resin. You should use poly in places where they will contact the wet pour.

the rule...as I was told... is you can use poly on hardened poly, Epoxy on hardened poly and epoxy on hardened epoxy, but you can't use poly on hardened epoxy.

So your transom skins should be patched/fabricated/tabbed/coated using polyester resin. Then when that and the pour is all set, you can go over it with epoxy for strength

I have also read that. Very useful information. Thanks. If I do the stingers I plan on laminating everything with a layer of CSM mostly to make sure there is no holes so if that's what I'll do I'll definitely use poly resin for that.

The inside of the hull is very rough woven roving with resin flung everywhere. I reckon Wellcraft figured out of sight, out of mind. So I plan on sanding it down and putting at least 1 layer of CSM on that also to give it a little smoother surface since now it will be visible. I'll probably use epoxy for that but that will be after everything is poured.