Jack Q.
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I have a sailfish that most of the top has separated from the hull. Before I glue it back together should I just fill it with expanding foam? Also what’s the best way to glue the top back to the hull?
Should I fill my sailfish with foam?
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beldar boathead
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That’s not the best idea. The foam will add quite a bit of weight. And if water gets in and saturates the foam, it’ll be about impossible to dry it out.
I think to glue the boat together you are supposed to use West epoxy and a lot of clamps. I think Signal Charlie has posted some pictures of him doing this. Use the search function at the upper right to try to find what he has posted.
I think to glue the boat together you are supposed to use West epoxy and a lot of clamps. I think Signal Charlie has posted some pictures of him doing this. Use the search function at the upper right to try to find what he has posted.
No, do ot do that. Or you will have to scoop out heavy, wet expanded foam.
Sand the seam. Cut one inch wide strips of 4 oz fiberglass cloth and sandwich it the seam with thickened epoxy, lightly clamp. strips about 3 feet long are easy to handle.
Sand the seam. Cut one inch wide strips of 4 oz fiberglass cloth and sandwich it the seam with thickened epoxy, lightly clamp. strips about 3 feet long are easy to handle.
L&VW
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Fiberglass or wood Sailfish?
Some foam is needed to keep the Sunfish from sinking out of sight.
We have two schools of thought:
1) Poured expanding 2-part foam.
2) "Pond and Stone" expanding foam in a can branded Great Stuff.
To reattach deck to hull, you're going to need a lot of clamps and stir-sticks to spread the clamping forces. (Or you can use yard sticks or wood trim).
List:
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The repair should be done all at the same time to have good alignment. Since I've only done small areas, I'll leave the rest to someone who has!
Some foam is needed to keep the Sunfish from sinking out of sight.
We have two schools of thought:
1) Poured expanding 2-part foam.
2) "Pond and Stone" expanding foam in a can branded Great Stuff.
To reattach deck to hull, you're going to need a lot of clamps and stir-sticks to spread the clamping forces. (Or you can use yard sticks or wood trim).
List:
Sunfish Hull Repair
below is a link to a video of a hull repair i made. i had purchased my second sunfish - a circa 1972 complete fish - in a garage sale up the street, took it out the following weekend only to discover a cheap repair masked a split in the hull at the keel under the cockpit after having it...
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The repair should be done all at the same time to have good alignment. Since I've only done small areas, I'll leave the rest to someone who has!
Pictures would be helpful.
joe c
banned
Foam peanuts. Just empty when needed.
Jack Q.
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Thanks for the responses. It seemed like such a great idea. I didn’t think the closed cell foam would get waterlogged. I guess, like many good ideas, the theory doesn’t work out in practice.
My sailfish has a lip on the top that overlaps the hull (See photos). I don’t see how I would clamp it. Would a strip of fiberglass between the top and hull do it? See photo.
My sailfish has a lip on the top that overlaps the hull (See photos). I don’t see how I would clamp it. Would a strip of fiberglass between the top and hull do it? See photo.
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Yes, I'd clean it out as much as possible the bed a strip of fiberglass in thickened epoxy. Get a small epoxy syringe also to inject epoxy into the small voids.Before you do that, put a new backer block inside the hull for the bow handle,