BillinAZ
Cadet
- Joined
- May 15, 2007
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- 6
I've been working hard on getting my sailboat ready for splashing at the boat club. It's an old English Hurley, older than me actually.
Anyway, it sat in mud more than a few times while being moored in too shallow a mooring. This caused a problem with the rudder, it had exposed the wood core and needs repair. I've never glassed alot of stuff much less a wood core like that.
I sanded down the glass to feather the edge back to good adhesion and no punky wood. I was going to start with the random strand stuff first and finish up with a layer of woven glass to get back to the original shape.
Anyone have experience with this sort of wood repair that would like to share some sage advice?
Thanks,
Bill
Anyway, it sat in mud more than a few times while being moored in too shallow a mooring. This caused a problem with the rudder, it had exposed the wood core and needs repair. I've never glassed alot of stuff much less a wood core like that.
I sanded down the glass to feather the edge back to good adhesion and no punky wood. I was going to start with the random strand stuff first and finish up with a layer of woven glass to get back to the original shape.
Anyone have experience with this sort of wood repair that would like to share some sage advice?
Thanks,
Bill
