Hello all, I have spent the vast majority of the summer spending most of my spare time replacing the floor, stringers, and the transom of a 1988 21' Celebrity cuddy. Taking pictures, making many drawings with detailed measurements and then removing all of the old rotten wood, grinding and cutting all new parts has been quite an adventure. I have gotten a lot of information and advice from this forum and for that I say Thanks. I have a question before going onward. I have coated all of my replacement parts (3/4 exterior plywood) with 4 coats of West Systems Epoxy resin. They look like they are made of plastic, very smooth. I think they could be submersed into water for weeks and not be affected. I have dry fitted everything and am am shocked at the how perfect everything seems to fit together. Before I tab them into the hull, is it enough that they are completely encapsulated in many coats of epoxy or do they need to also be completely wrapped in cloth? I plan to tab the parts with 2-3 layers, each progressively wider of 1708 and 1 layer on the bottom and top of the decking (5/8 exterior plywood) after coming this far I would hate to cut corners. I live in CT and the weather is getting cooler. It was my goal to have this completed before it got to cold use the epoxy. I do not have the option to bring the boat inside, but I feel the clock is ticking.
