While paddling this weekend I noticed one of those things that gives me the willies. My fibreglass over cedar canoe needs a repair. It appears the exterior gelcoat is scratched deeply in one spot. On the inside of the boat in the same spot one of the cedar strips has a 2-3 cm star-shaped cracked area. While paddling, a tiny amount of water was coming up -- enough just to dampen the wood (which is covered with a thin layer of fibreglass). What is the proper order of things when making a repair like this? Does it matter if I fix the gel coat first or last? I've been told I am supposed to scrape deeply in the wood to remove any water permeated material, and backfill with polyester resin. How exactly do I fix the gel coat? Advice appreciated. jerry. *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Mon Nov 15 1999 - 15:50:19 PST
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