Started my spring project list a little early, wanted to open it up and see what I was getting into...
I cut the top layer of glass off with a cordless saw and peeled back the sole...
Going to need warmer waether to thaw out the wet balsa core and get it clean and dry enought to replace, but I have a pretty good idea what I'm up against....Looks like 3/8" balsa core between two 1/8" glass layers...
I have enough 1/2" marine plywood to fill thew area, and was hoping to use that (assuming I can clean and scrape enough depth out....) and then cover with a layer of epoxy and glass cloth...
But now that it's open I'm wondering...??
1. Can I just fill the hollowed out core with layers of glass and epoxy (no wood)...? or
2. If I cut the lip off (that forms the bildge panel opening) could I run some teak/cumaru/holly flooring panels ..."perpendicular" to the keel across the bildge side to side...? or
3. Just rebuild the sole with ply and keep the stock bildge panel covers...?
I cut the top layer of glass off with a cordless saw and peeled back the sole...
Going to need warmer waether to thaw out the wet balsa core and get it clean and dry enought to replace, but I have a pretty good idea what I'm up against....Looks like 3/8" balsa core between two 1/8" glass layers...
I have enough 1/2" marine plywood to fill thew area, and was hoping to use that (assuming I can clean and scrape enough depth out....) and then cover with a layer of epoxy and glass cloth...
But now that it's open I'm wondering...??
1. Can I just fill the hollowed out core with layers of glass and epoxy (no wood)...? or
2. If I cut the lip off (that forms the bildge panel opening) could I run some teak/cumaru/holly flooring panels ..."perpendicular" to the keel across the bildge side to side...? or
3. Just rebuild the sole with ply and keep the stock bildge panel covers...?