Subject: Re: baidarka Gunwale crack
From: David Hoffmann (davideh@playground.net)
Date: Tue Nov 21 2000 - 11:05:23 EST
Thanks,
It's nice to know that I can bounce things off of people more experienced
that I.
Dave
Bob Klemick wrote:
> David, depends on where the crack is. If its easily reachable after the
skin is
> on, like in the cockpit area, leave it as is, and if it comes apart later
you
> can put in epoxy or a bridge joint. If its unreachable after the skin is
on I'd
> go ahead and epoxy it or bridge it now. Also, after the skin is stretched
on,
> chances are its not going to come apart because of the skin tension. I've
broken
> just about everything on my boats and considered all of these. Good luck
with
> the boat...............bob klemick
>
> David Hoffmann wrote:
>
> > I was putting morticed deck beams into my gunwales on the weekend and
> > happenned to have a "too tight" fit. My gunwale started to crack. I
> > removed the deck beam, enlarged the hole and took a little off the deck
beam
> > and tried it again. The cracks are about 1mm wide at the widest before I
> > pulled out the deck beam. I filled the crack with "chair doctor" glue.
It
> > is not rated as a strong glue, however I can apply it with a syringe right
> > into the crack. Then I whipped/ scarffed the effected area with waxed
3-ply
> > polyester cord. (About 1.5" length of whipping either side of mortice)
Is
> > this good enough?
> >
> > Info on glue:
> >
http://www.leevalley.com/wood/page.asp?page=30261&category=1%2C110&SID=&ccur
> > rency=1
> >
> > Thanks,
> > David
> >
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