[Public-list] Filling Holes

[Roger L Kingsland]

Mike,

And another thing I forgot to mention (probably too sidetracked with 
sidebars).  I cut out my entire compass cut out (seemed appropriate).  It is 
sitting on the shelf behind my desk.  It must weigh 5 pounds and is really 
thick.  Because of it's shape and robustness, I can't imagine it would flex 
at all, even in that full gale, ultimate test of the stuff we do to our 
boats.  If any part of the boat is OK to do a "less than by the book" patch, 
I think it would be the compass cut out.

Roger


(please note my email address has changed to r.kingsland at ksba.com)
Roger Kingsland
Managing Partner
KSBA Architects
N40°- 27.83'  W79°- 57.99'

(412) 252-1500 x101 office
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Meinhold, Michael J" <MICHAEL.J.MEINHOLD at saic.com>
To: "Alberg 30 Public List -- open to all" <public-list at alberg30.org>
Sent: Tuesday, March 14, 2006 10:02 AM
Subject: Re: [Public-list] Filling Holes


> Thanks, George.
>
> I would do this for any structural element that needed repair, but is it
> neccessary for filling the holes in the compass cutout?  I presume laying 
> up
> 3 layers of mat and cloth would raise the surface 1/4 inch or so, and it
> would be difficult to fair it out over such a small space.  Would epoxy 
> have
> any tendency to pop out of a hole like this?
>
> Mike
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: public-list-bounces at alberg30.org
> [mailto:public-list-bounces at alberg30.org]On Behalf Of George Dinwiddie
> Sent: Monday, March 13, 2006 6:52 PM
> To: Alberg 30 Public List -- open to all
> Subject: Re: [Public-list] Filling Holes
>
>
> Meinhold, Michael J wrote:
>> I am relocating most of the cockpit controls back to their original
>> locations, leaving a set of 1/8 to 1/2 inch holes in the compass cutout. 
>> I
>> also removed the compass.  I would like to fill all these, along with a
> few
>> others in the cockpit.
>
> Mike, if it were me, I would just do a polyester resin layup.
>  1. Grind an 8-to-1 bevel around the holes.
>  2. Tape a piece of plastic, or a board covered with plastic sheet or
> wax paper under the holes in the bottom of the compass well (to prevent
> droops and drips).
>  3. Cut (or tear) glass matt (2 pieces) and cloth (1 piece) to fit.
>  4. Lay down a piece of glass matt, and saturate well with resin.  (I
> use a cheap paint brush.
>  5. Do the same with a piece of glass cloth.  Then again with glass matt.
>  6. Fill any low spots with glass matt, the same way.
>  7. Let that kick off, but don't wait overnight.
>  8. Fill the rest of the way with fairing putty (also polyester based).
>  9. Now let it kick overnight.
> 10. Sand and paint.
>
> A small area like that is a pretty easy job.  The hardest part will be
> sanding in that confined area.  If you do the grinding ahead of time, we
> could do the job on Maintenance Weekend.
>
>  - George
>
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