The wet core

[merttan]

So the wet core is more extensive than what I thought it was.... Fine! I'm fixing up that pos better than the quality it was built , I'm an architect and an engineer! I'm calculating the strength of fiberglass and steel, so I can reconstruct it better than what you idiots(the builders) were thinking of!!! I'm pissed and I'm angry, and I shall redesign what you considered a boat into a floating castle!!!
I'm seriously pissed!!!

[mangomadness]

Check out some links that can help you out.

Pearson Triton #381 Glissando | Deck Repair Projects (Main)

Mango Madness J30 #185 rebuild

J30 - Rattle and Hum

Phantom364 rebuild

J/30 Rambunctious - Basic Engine Maintenance

[sailingdog]

I seriously hope you're working from the top down, not the bottom up.

[arbarnhart]

Originally Posted by sailingdog

I seriously hope you're working from the top down, not the bottom up.

Are you referring to merttran's boat or mango's avatar?

Seriously, why is that? I have read some descriptions of both and I was planning to do bottom up when I thought I might have to. Thankfully, I did not. I just didn't realize delam made the core so flexible until I cut in and removed some perfectly good core.

[sailingdog]

Working from the top down helps ensure a good repair, since gravity is working for you and helping hold the new core against the old inner laminate and the new laminate against the core, reducing the chances of large voids occuring. When working from the bottom up, you're far more likely to get large voids as the core material sags and pulls away from the outer laminate skin slightly.

As for Mango's avatar... it's obvious he's working from the bottom up.

[jbondy]

I concur with the top down approach, but this topic is very well covered here:

http://www.sailnet.com/forums/gear-m...re-repair.html

Good luck!