[Alberg30] Questions:

[George Dinwiddie]

John Birch wrote:
> 
> The cracks appear minor and are stress cracks due to the sharp angles found
> at the corners at the deck cabin interphase. If you feel they are cracked to
> the point of letting moisture into the balsa then they should be repaired.

Adding to that, you'll probably have to open the thinner cracks up a bit 
to repair them.  Use a sharpened church-key or a very small grinder bit 
on a dremel tool.  I like using the dremel tool for cleaning up chipped 
areas before repairing, too.

I tend to use an epoxy or polyester paste (either thickened with glass 
beads) to fill in areas, but I'm painting the entire area, anyway. 
Polyester won't hold in really small areas, as it depends on a 
mechanical rather than chemical grip.

  - George

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