Mama H Chicago
Mother of sailboats
Thanks to the existing posts from folks here, I am now familiar with a number of options for re-sealing my deck to the hull. I think my helper and I have agreed to go with a heavy bead of Thixo, and/or SixTen in the seam, with lots and lots of clamps, doing the bow section separately from the stern.
In reading up on thickened epoxy, I realized that it says this stuff is hard to sand, so we will make sure to clean up any that squeezes out towards the outside of the boat before it cures.
Our prior plan was heavily loaded strips of woven fiberglass, laid between the flanges for deck and hull, with same clamping etc.
I’m of the opinion that it may be easier to work with the thickened epoxy straight from the mixing tube, and that’s the only reason I thought it the better route.
Does anyone have any words of wisdom about gluing her back together this way and/or any reason to use straight epoxy/fiberglass instead?
Many thanks, in advance.
In reading up on thickened epoxy, I realized that it says this stuff is hard to sand, so we will make sure to clean up any that squeezes out towards the outside of the boat before it cures.
Our prior plan was heavily loaded strips of woven fiberglass, laid between the flanges for deck and hull, with same clamping etc.
I’m of the opinion that it may be easier to work with the thickened epoxy straight from the mixing tube, and that’s the only reason I thought it the better route.
Does anyone have any words of wisdom about gluing her back together this way and/or any reason to use straight epoxy/fiberglass instead?
Many thanks, in advance.