Better to pay
attention to someone who actually did it themselves than someone who paid Amel
to do it J
With best
regards,
Mark
Skipper
Sailing Vessel
- Cream Puff - SM2K - #275
Currently
cruising - Santa Marta, Colombia
www.creampuff.us
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Behalf Of Craig Briggs via Groups.Io Sent: Friday, March 8, 2019 1:42 PM To: main@AmelYachtOwners.groups.io Subject: Re: [AmelYachtOwners] Bow locker floor replacement.....
Hi Thomas,
Yes, that's how they come out, which is good as you are now rid of all the old
rotted wood.
After sanding and cleaning that lip and 3-ish inches up on the hull, I applied
a generous amount of a peanut butter consistency mix of resin and chopped
strand to the thin lip. I had glassed my new plywood both top and bottom and
simply laid that into the wet "putty" (I had used "bonding"
resin on the floor board coverings, but you could sand and acetone wash if it's
cured.)
Then I filled the gap between the new floor board and hull side, forming a
smooth fillet up the side of the hull about 3/4" inch. Next I tabbed
the floor onto the hull sides, with the tabbing starting about 3 or 4 inches in
on the floor, smoothly across the fillet, and then 3 -4 inches up the inside of
the hull.
I think I've probably got a stronger structure than the original.
Craig Briggs, SN68 Sangaris