[Alberg30] Tiller delamination

[Gail DeMoss]

Before you go crazy repairing a delaminating tiller, price a new one. 
When our tiller finaly fell apart we purchased a new one, unfinished, 
and sanded and varnished the new one.  Hey, my time is worth the cost of 
a new tiller.  Unless you really enjoy playing with two part epoxy, 
clamps and sawdust.  Just my lazy two cents worth.
Gail Dinwiddie
Calypso #543



William Wallace wrote:

> I have the same exact problem with my 1962 Rhodes Meridian, WATERMARK.  
> The tiller is composed of alternating layers of dark and light wood, and 
> is in good overall shape with the exception of much of the tiller is 
> delaminating, as if the glue finally failed.  I plan to dissassemble it 
> as much as possible, clean carefully, sand, and rebond with West two 
> part epoxy, then clamp until dry. I will then sand it to the bare wood 
> and give it ten coats of interlux Schooner Varnish with UV inhibitors...
> 
> Scott Wallace
> 
> On Sunday, November 23, 2003, at 09:25 PM, Richard Mair wrote:
> 
>> One of this winters projests is ti fix a delaminating tiller. Has 
>> anyone had to do this before? I am thinking of just regluing the 
>> strips that are coming apart with a good wood glue before refinishing.
>>    going to either Varnish or Bristol finish. I know this is more work 
>> but I like the deep finish.
>> Has anyone used bristil finish? They claim more duradility than Varnish.
>>
>> Richard
>> 609 "into the blue"



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