Filling a gap?

[klos]

I'm replacing the wood core and internal fiberglass for the bow eye.
I've cut and shaped the wood core to match the hull as close as I can but there is one area in the hull that has a shape that I cannot match to the core. There is a gap of aprox. 1" between the hull and core.
If I use thickened resin to bed wood, even with chopped strands I think it will crack from heat build up.

Any ideas on what to use between core and hull?

 

[croSSed]

Re: Filling a gap?

Maybe Duraglass, or some epoxy filler/repair compound? I'm having a hard time picturing what you are describing.

TG

 

[Yacht Dr.]

bubble gum m8.. hehe..jk

im having a hard time too..your replacing a bow eye..thats like on the bow stem for you to hook it to a trailer winch and pull it up right ?

if its that case..then bed it with your cabosil and chopped mat ( Im assuming that you have a backing plate for that..)

If you allready have a backing plate for inside then you will need to make sure your holes align from outside..then do it in one step..

Dry fit everything..

4200 outside eye and plate..bolts..only at outside contacts..

push bolts and all to inside..

clean inside as much as possible ( if you pretaped your inside b4 this then all the better )

Mix your tiger hair..smooze inside..put plate and nuts on inside.. ( dont tighten all the way..just enough to sink your outside.. )

let cure..then remove inside nuts..4200 inside washers and fasten tightly...

thats one heck of a one step..but its gonna be tight

YD.