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    Time between sanding the surface and applying paint?

    It's fiberglass! Thank you both very much for the replies!
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    Time between sanding the surface and applying paint?

    Hi! This is probably a really trivial question but I'm about to start my first paint job on the boat I've been restoring for the last year and a half and I really want to result to be as durable as can be. How far in advance of painting can I do the sanding of the surface? Does sanding of the...
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    Voids found after new transom install

    Thank you for the words of reason. Will probably do just as you say to make sure nothing can accumulate in there.
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    Voids found after new transom install

    Thank you for your words of reason, outside perspective like that is what I need.
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    Voids found after new transom install

    There is no obvious entry point for water I guess my worry about that is that it would accumulate over the years and the freezing temperatures (gets to about -25°C / -13°F at the coldest each winter). I realize I have kind off lost perspective on the actual points where the transom gets it...
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    Voids found after new transom install

    Thanks for the thorough reply. I plan on opening up the voids fully so I can be sure it's filled in top to bottom with milled fibers and chopped strand mat. I agree on that most people just probably do not know. I've seen plenty of youtube repairs with equal amounts of resin that I used and...
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    Voids found after new transom install

    That's actually a really interesting thought. Now that I now where the voids are I would like to know what that looks like on the scanner. It would probably be hard to interpret if one does not have some reference points. Have a friend with a 700$ model that I can borrow in a few weeks.
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    Voids found after new transom install

    Sorry dont mean to not be listening what is said but i have been lurking around the forums long enough to see "toss the hull" etc. a little too much. I dont mind doing the work but ripping something out that people generally seem to agree on can be fixed seems extreme, especially since I'm...
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    Voids found after new transom install

    But if I have confirmed that it is limited to some areas and I do it the hard way by removing the glass it should be just as good as if it had been right from the start? There really was good clamping and oozing out resin around the perimeter all around the center and bolt holes.
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    Voids found after new transom install

    Thickened resin did ooze out from the perimeter around the whole central part during installation, otherwise i would have stopped right then and there. And like I've written I have done a series of drilling to confirm. Knowing that it is properly done would be achieved by filling in the voids...
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    Voids found after new transom install

    Yes, that's an idea, I'd use epoxy though. The benefit with cutting the skin around the void is that I can do a surface preparation before filling it in.
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    Voids found after new transom install

    Exactly what I thought about doing if syringes filling was no good. I do not see the point in doing it from the inside? I would have to remove odd bits of the plywood to access the inside of the outside skin. From the outside I could cut out the full size voids, prep the surfaces for a thick...
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    Voids found after new transom install

    Yes I added some thick cloth to the inside skin after I had removed the old plywood so there are no problems there. I slabbed on what I thought was a good amount of thickened resin and it oozed out at some locations but not all which was the reason I started to worry in the first place. Having...
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    Voids found after new transom install

    First knocking and then drilling some small holes to confirm. Any thoughts on how this affects structural integrity?
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    Voids found after new transom install

    Would this do more than just fill these voids? I mean, would it add something for the structural integrity? Since these are regions where I would be putting epoxy on unsanded epoxy trying to glue it to another unsanded epoxy surface.
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    Voids found after new transom install

    Been working on restoring an old powerboat with a 2 stroke 115 hp outboard. Recently installed the new plywood core in the transom. Did it from the inside using thickened epoxy. My problem: After the install it feels rock solid. But, I have found some voids where it seems I did not get enough...
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    Need advice on cracked fiberglass between transom and bottom of hull

    Could you please elaborate? Are you talking about the black stains on the fiberglass? The plywood core is already dug out from the transom.
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    Need advice on cracked fiberglass between transom and bottom of hull

    Thank you very much for the lengthy reply, I really appreciate hearing other peoples thoughts on how to handle these types of repairs, how they reason and what their background in fiberglassing is. Having the internet is truly a blessing, even though I do not much more experience than some...
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    Need advice on cracked fiberglass between transom and bottom of hull

    I'm honestly not sure what could be in the cracks since they run quite deep (1/12 - 1/8") so I'm unsure on the adhesion if I would just let resin sink into the cracks. Smelled something petrol like in the old wood so it seems the old core had sucked up some (oil mixed) gas. I see some old...
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    Need advice on cracked fiberglass between transom and bottom of hull

    Ok, I have highlighted the different things in the picture to make for easier viewing and orientation. As you can see the cracks run parallell to the transom.
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