Post by roverhi on Feb 22, 2017 22:19:21 GMT -5
Discovered that the top of the hull where it does a ninety to make the shelf for the deck was totally resin starved ALL the way around the boat. Used a chisel to rip away the virtually useless glass. Had to grind a chamfer starting about 2" down from the 90 degree bend in the hull and glass the hull and deck together. Only discovered the problem by accident when I had problems with the self steering that damaged the resin starved area. The the hull to deck joint had been heavily glassed together on the inside of the hulll. It apparently worked to keep the boat together for 40 plus years including a sail to Hawaii. Now the hull to deck joint is stronger than ever, probably stronger than any other P35, and I have my first fiberglass boat without a leak in the hull to deck joint.
Was thinking about the problems I had with the hull to deck joint. Got to thinking was glassing the hull to deck joint on the inside the way all the early, my boat was built in 1969, boats were built . Or was glassing the hull and deck together the factory fix for a major screw up in laminating the hull in the mould?? Haven't any other areas that were resin starved and I'ved drill a few holes in the hole adding transducers and moving through hulls about.
Was thinking about the problems I had with the hull to deck joint. Got to thinking was glassing the hull to deck joint on the inside the way all the early, my boat was built in 1969, boats were built . Or was glassing the hull and deck together the factory fix for a major screw up in laminating the hull in the mould?? Haven't any other areas that were resin starved and I'ved drill a few holes in the hole adding transducers and moving through hulls about.
