Hi folks,
My 70's era laser got caught by a microburst and flew or tumbled about 100 feet into a stone wall. Deck ended up at 90 degrees to the hull. I'm hoping to put all back together next spring. I can see that the plywood parts that were glassed in need to be replaced since they are all rotten. There has been water inside there either from a bad cockpit drain or mast step. The material that previously held all together was very brittle so I've cleaned that off around the joint and mast step but would expect to make those nice and clean before proceeding. I think redoing the backing to the rudder mount, cockpit brace etc should be straightforward glassing but I'm clueless about what to "glue" the deck to the hull with. Any pointers on this and the whole process would be appreciated
My 70's era laser got caught by a microburst and flew or tumbled about 100 feet into a stone wall. Deck ended up at 90 degrees to the hull. I'm hoping to put all back together next spring. I can see that the plywood parts that were glassed in need to be replaced since they are all rotten. There has been water inside there either from a bad cockpit drain or mast step. The material that previously held all together was very brittle so I've cleaned that off around the joint and mast step but would expect to make those nice and clean before proceeding. I think redoing the backing to the rudder mount, cockpit brace etc should be straightforward glassing but I'm clueless about what to "glue" the deck to the hull with. Any pointers on this and the whole process would be appreciated