I'm LOST. I've posted a few times on here and had some nice people respond, however the answers seem to be rather vague. There are a myriad of products out there and I need to know what to buy...PLEASE.<br /><br />I have a transom with gelcoat cracks that I removed in area's (say 3" x 3") to inspect underneath.<br /><br />I also have a rotted area near the drain tube, that I remove about 12" around and SLIGHTLY underneath the boat where the glass was thicker (and at the corners). I HAVE HOLLOWED THIS OUT completely of its wood and need to put another piece of wood in there where it was rotted. <br /><br />-MY QUESTIONS:<br />-Should I spread some resin on the other side, then place the wood, then resin, mat, resin resin, mat, filler ...sand and paint?<br />IF SO - there are SO many products out there. I shop at boatersworld for my chemicals..suggestions? I see slow cure, hard cure, long cure, multi cure - super cure...resin mix, etc etc eeeeeeeeeeeeeeetc. <br /><br />-What thickness glass should I be using and should I only be using mat or should I be using a fabric for the edges and udnerneath?<br /><br />The draintube was damaged by the previous owner, and hap-hazzardly sealed. The water got in, cracked when frozen, and left un-touched for years. That piece of the transom was rotted completel and I removed it and the damaged fiberglass under the boat (lipping under about 1")<br /><br />Also - when this is all finished Iw ould like to paint after sanding. I need something that will adhere to whatever chemicals I will be using. Also am I correct that you use a filler during the last phase so it can be sanded nicely and paintable?<br /><br />THANK YOU!<br /><br />S
<br />Thanks for the tip about not leaving too much up as it would be hard to sand, I never thought of that!!! Good thing I read that or I would have said, eh ...I'll just sand it off eheh.<br />I have to epoxy coat many parts that get gas/oil saturated all the time with RC airplanes, and NEVER have had a problem so far and just used simple two part epoxy (30 minute) <br /><br />Anyone care to agree or disagree on this layup? <br />I current have.<br />Glass layers, No wood, wide open earth (from front to back of the transom) In a 12" area.<br />I am thinking...<br />Glass layers, a layer of epoxy to hold this and seal this new wood, other side of wood, epoxy/poly, then roven, then epoxy/poly, then mat, then more epoxy, then filler, then paint?<br /><br />Is this correct?<br /><br />S