Thread subject: Whaler Central - Boston Whaler Boat Information and Photos :: Wet Foam - what to do?

Posted by jack12 on 09/14/13 - 3:06 PM
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Are you putting the wood on top of the floor, and attaching to existing wood under the floor, like the boards on the 16s for the RPS?

I am having trouble picturing how you are going about this. Have you completed putting back the floor for the stern?

How did you get access to under the floor? I understand how you could reach in part of the way with the front cut out, but all the way to the back?

fyi I evaluated the results of putting back a 1 foot by 4 foot panel on the bottom of my hull that I did last weekend. Results were not as good as I thought. In fact, I decided to redo. I plan on just laying new glass and fairing instead of reusing the panel. So I hope I didn't send you down the wrong path. I think the mistake I made was putting down a layer of CSM underneath the panel which resulted in large voids despite being weighed down. Using just mash I suspect will work much better. The CSM does nothing for the repair even if it had bonded fully.

Aside from the one edge you have to ground and glass, does it seem in the right position and without voids?