question for you guys who replaced your stringers

smokeonthewater · #1 02-06-2013, 11:50 PM

My experience was that poly didn't want to stick well but epoxy sticks to anything... then again maybe mine being a carver could have been layed up with epoxy from the factory

cterrebonne · #2 02-07-2013, 09:54 AM

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Originally Posted by smokeonthewater

My experience was that poly didn't want to stick well but epoxy sticks to anything... then again maybe mine being a carver could have been layed up with epoxy from the factory

yeah I was thinking about that too, I was set on going with poly but I really don't want any lamination problems so I might be going back to my original plan and going with epoxy.

Richie Rich · #3 02-25-2013, 11:43 PM

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Originally Posted by cterrebonne

yeah I was thinking about that too, I was set on going with poly but I really don't want any lamination problems so I might be going back to my original plan and going with epoxy.

or vinyl ester

billymoca · #4 02-26-2013, 12:01 AM

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Originally Posted by cterrebonne

yeah I was thinking about that too, I was set on going with poly but I really don't want any lamination problems so I might be going back to my original plan and going with epoxy.

I went with Epoxy and it is the best decision I made. I used the US composites material - dang that stuff sticks good. It is a little pricey, but i do not want to do this again

mix your epoxy putty thick with cabosil/areosil to bed your stringer.