[Public-list] Hull/Deck Joint

[Rachel]

Hi Brennan,

I think your boat is the 2nd type, so the toe-rail is different than on 
my boat and I can't really visualize it.  But I wanted to comment on 
one of MIchael's comments:

On Feb 4, 2007, at 9:34 AM, Michael Connolly wrote:
>  Remember that Epoxy works best as a thin film adhesive not a large 
> gap filler.

I would actually say that it's the opposite.  Not that unfilled epoxy 
can't be spread thinly, but if it's too thin it won't tend to bond 
super well.  (I wonder if you were thinking of resorcinol which 
requires very tight joints).  Especially if thickened (with Cabosil 
and/or other things), epoxy is a great gap filler and will be very 
strong that way.  Obviously, you can't span great, 3" gaps with it in 
this case, but clamping and squeezing it all out would not be good 
either.

Whether you go with WEST System epoxy or another brand, their free book 
is a must-have, and details which products and filler mixes to use for 
what.  You can "translate" virtually all of their product 
identifications into generic types if you use another brand (not that 
you shouldn't use WEST, but just in case).

FWIW,

--- Rachel
1967 Alberg 30, #221


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