Operation "Hatch Repair" underway
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reelapeelin
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51 lbs 
...that's a DAWG w/a HAWG 
;D ;D ;D ;D ...
Frayed believe it or not, when mountin' the elec. trollin' motor , I put a small screw on each side of the T-Nuts w/the screw-head's edge over the edge of the T-Nut so it WOULDN'T get pushed out ... I had dropped a couple into the bottom of the anchor-locker B4 thinkin' of that :
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...that's a DAWG w/a HAWG ;D ;D ;D ;D ...Frayed believe it or not, when mountin' the elec. trollin' motor , I put a small screw on each side of the T-Nuts w/the screw-head's edge over the edge of the T-Nut so it WOULDN'T get pushed out
... I had dropped a couple into the bottom of the anchor-locker B4 thinkin' of that : ...billfish16
Junior Member
I just started this project on my V20. I do not own a router and I was going to use my Dremel but I forgot to bring it to the shore. I used a circular saw to cut around the underside edges of the hatch to get at that nasty parkay plywood. What the &*$?#@ were they thinking back then? Anyway the fiberglass peeled off that soaked plywood like blisters off sunburnt skin. I took pics and i will post them next week. My question is what kind of fiberglas do I use, the neatly woven stuff or the stuff that looks chopped up? Since Wellcraft used the chopped up stuff the other stuff is probably best??????? Also what thickness of glass is best????
Thanks,
Billfish16
Thanks,
Billfish16
frayed_knot
Senior Member
I used the neat stuff, I believe it's called cloth, not mat. I just got some of the cloth made by Elmer's I found at Wally World. Not all resin is created equal, I actually used the polyester resin Parker Boats uses (thanks Skools ;D ) so I know it was the right stuff to use. Don't bother with the resin you find at Wally World or Lowes, wrong stuff. You could spend the $$ and go with epoxy, very strong and durable and sticks to just about anything.
billfish16
Junior Member
thx, I bought the Elmer's REsin at Lowes, I will be returning that based on your info. I have read on this Site that the Boater's or Boatyard resin at BW is not good. I quesss I will buy the MAS from BW or the West System.
How much resin did your hatch rebuild need?
thx
Bill
How much resin did your hatch rebuild need?
thx
Bill
Skools Out
God
lol Well he didn't need near what i got him, he got almost 2 gallons of resin from Parker Boats lol
frayed_knot
Senior Member
Maybe half a gallon.billfish16 said:
Stillrunning
Senior Member
I have wondered the same thing every time I do a repair. My last conclusion was that they have a small amount of resin between each peice so if one get water intrusion it makes it tougher for it to spread. That idea seems weak with all the repairs I see people doing to their V's.C YENSEN said:
frayed_knot
Senior Member
One thought of why they used them is that it is easier to create a crown in the cover/floor if it's made of a bunch of small pieces, instead of trying to bend 1 big piece.
Skools Out
God
they used the small pieces cause they have so much scrap wood alot of companies think it saving money to use it but it usually cost more after all the man hours to cut into squares and fit to the floors, it's only to save the scrap and save money no other reason.
Hammerhead
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MSBHAMMER said:
heheh...I've done that imagining I'm out fishin'....convinced myself so well I almost got seasick.
When I replaced the floor of my Bonito I put resin only on the bottom side of marine plywood and then used mat and cloth on the top. I used the West System expoxy resin from WM. For attaching the ply to the stingers I used 2 part epoxy glue and SS wood screws.
Then I cut some relief holes and filled with the proper amount of foam. the job came out rock solid.
Sorry your not totally happy with it but, I think ya did a good job FK.
frayed_knot
Senior Member
Thanks. It was a learning experience if nothing else. It is solid as a rock, it just makes a horrid crackling sound when you walk on it.Hammerhead said:
frayed_knot
Senior Member
Nope, got some poly resin from Parker boats via Skools.msbhammer said: