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So in case anyone is interested this is what I did to repair two rather big soft spots on my deck on each side where one mostly sits. I can work around it 5.
You can trace it out with a pencil if you wish.
Repairing soft spot on boat deck. Probably slicing your boat is not something you really want to consider and for good reason. However in some cases you will need to cut an inspection hole when you see soft spots on the boats fiberglass. Fiberglass delamination can be fixed by drilling small holes into the fiberglass surface of your boat.
You can inject the materials you want such as resin or other fillers and a west system that dries and becomes solid rock protecting the fiberglass surface of your boat. So in case anyone is interested this is what I did to repair two rather big soft spots on my deck on each side where one mostly sits. Put masking tape on the whole area and mark the area.
Drill small holes about two to three inches apart in. Besides what causes soft spots on boats. Hi Jeff Normally a soft spot is caused when the foam beneath the fiberglass deck gets compressed.
The fiberglass usually pops back into place but the foam remains compressed. Soft spots can be caused several ways. The most common is body weight being bounced up down in the same spot.
Subsequently question is how do you repair gelcoat. Ive had excellent luck using a drill and fill technique for soft decks on my 1974 Catalina 22. Its important to dry the deck core completely first- I was lucky and mine was already dried out.
Ive heard you can dry it out with many small holes and displace some of the water with a. Soft deck repair. Construction Maintenance Refit.
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Tartan 34 Soft Deck repair. Soft Spots on the Deck. Soft Deck Repair Purchase a can of non expanding aersol foam insulationHome Depot.
Drill 18 or so holes in the deck or up from the bottom depending on what you can get at. Drill the holes at the outside of the solf area and a few holes towards the center to act as vents. If your boat is all fibreglass screw or bolt and resin the stringers back down sand and clean the whole soft area and glass it up with a good quality woven mat remove the screws and fill the holes with glass fibre and resin.
Stringers were not encapsulated in fiberglass they were layed in the hull then fiberglass was draped over them and joined to the hull which left voids that water could get into. The deck was then layed over the stringers and more fiberglass was draped over the top to seal the deck. When water got under the deck it started to rot the deck from the bottom up but it also soaked down the side of the foam and.
Okay Im looking at boat over the weekend. The floor is all fiberglass and has a self bailing deck. I read about taking a mallet and tapping the floor for soft spot.
Because I dont know what to look for can you tell me what a soft spot actually feels like. This may be a dumb question. Repairing the Soft Spot in Your Boat Floor If the problem is due to fiberglass weakening youll want to sand the affected area until the soft spot is noticeably lower than the surrounding area.
In fact in certain spots you might sand all the way through the fiberglass. Repairing a soft spot in a fiberglass deck is both a monstrous dance with reciprocating saws and grinders that cut into your boat and a precise ballet of blending chemicals cutting materials and applying them to the wound to produce a finished product barely distinguishable from the original. Repairing a Soft Sailboat Deck - YouTube.
Soft spot Repair or Whole floor. I need help selecting the Fiberglass mat I will need. And for the repair on the inside floor And for the Repair on the Keel.
Epoxy resin Polyester resin. The only place near me to get the materials are at Tap Plastics. To fix soft spots with either Gorilla Glue or Foam Sealer you can follow these simple steps.
First locate the soft spot and find its outer edges. You can trace it out with a pencil if you wish. If you have multiple spots just trace them all out at one time.
Second drill holes using a drill no larger than a pencil. Repair your boat deck with AeroMarine Products 8 pour foam and 30021 epoxy resin. For more information and to order products please contact us at wwwae.
Aquasport boat soft deck repair by injecting epoxy into the rotted wood core. About Press Copyright Contact us Creators Advertise Developers Terms Privacy Policy Safety How YouTube works Test. In the age of wooden ships boats were sometimes hauled for the winter and placed in sheds or dry dock for repair.
The boats already had some amount of rot occurring in the wood members but the wood cellular structure was full of water making it still function structurally. He has a soft spot near a penetration in his deck. The foam core.
This product is attracted to moist environments and water helps in adhesion expansion and curing. Most boat decks are wet rotted and perfect candidates for this product. If you have dry rot when you drill your holes lightly spray your newly perforated deck down with water and in 30 minutes inject your deck.
Soft spot in fiberglass boat The 10 steps of restoration denial. That soft spot just needs a patch 2. The foam will dry out once I seal the deck 3.
Its just the deck the stringers are fine 4. I dont have to pull the engine. I can work around it 5.
The transom feels solid 6. I wont have to remove the cap plenty of room. I attempted the soft spot repair on the starboard hull last year and the port hull this year.
The starboard side was about a 6 circle the port side was the entire aft deck lip to lip almost to the rear crossbar but not quite. After having completed the repair I filled the.