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Hull Repair and Improvements and Painting the Hulls

Repairing cracks in the beam cradles, reinforcing the fiberglass over the strap bolt, adding additional inspection hatch, bedding in the beam cradles.

Date: 06/10/2016
Owner: Dave Graf
Size: 48 items
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20160603_160702

20160603_160702

This is the inboard side of the starboard hull rear beam. There was an old repair in this area where the glassed in nut had broken the glass in this area. I am now adding more reinforcement to the front and lower outboard side. In the original repair I di

Date: 06/10/2016
Views: 756
20160603_160726

20160603_160726

Outboard cradle repair

Date: 06/10/2016
Views: 599
20160610_151959

20160610_151959

Forward beam cradle being bedded using thickened epoxy. The beam has been covered in packing tape and then pressed into the thickened epoxy forcing the epoxy to extrude and fill any cavities.

Date: 06/10/2016
Views: 626
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20160610_151936

Here you can see the packing tape and the extruded epoxy.

Date: 06/10/2016
Views: 626
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20160610_151921

Bedding the beams in thickened epoxy

Date: 06/11/2016
Views: 598
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20160611_122134

Fairing prep

Date: 06/11/2016
Views: 606
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20160611_113238

This what the cradle looked like after popping the beam out. You can see the impression of the packing tape.

Date: 06/11/2016
Views: 588
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20160611_122124

Fairing prep

Date: 06/11/2016
Views: 594
20160611_113221

20160611_113221

Extruded thickened epoxy

Date: 06/11/2016
Views: 702
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20160611_114647

Bedded cradle

Date: 06/11/2016
Views: 611
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20160611_113208

Bedded cradle after popping the beam out

Date: 06/11/2016
Views: 575
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20160611_112906

Date: 06/11/2016
Views: 576
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20160611_112849

Date: 06/11/2016
Views: 566
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20160610_142101

New inspection port forward of the main beam. Holes drilled first with drill bit then hatch was cut with a fine tooth blade on a jig saw. Then the hole was further tuned using the die grinder with a course rasp bit.

Date: 06/10/2016
Views: 579
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20160610_142053

Fitting the inspection hatch

Date: 06/11/2016
Views: 617
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20160610_141738

Looking forward through new inspection port hatch

Date: 06/10/2016
Views: 641
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20160603_160745

Added fiberglass

Date: 06/10/2016
Views: 746
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20160803_143904

Starboard hull deck prior to removal

Date: 08/03/2016
Views: 805
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20160803_145228

Deck removal.

Date: 08/03/2016
Views: 616
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20160803_145219

Deck removal

Date: 08/03/2016
Views: 702
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20160803_150130

Starboard bow after deck removal

Date: 08/03/2016
Views: 601
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20160803_150121

Center area below forward deck

Date: 08/03/2016
Views: 572
20160803_150126

20160803_150126

Date: 08/03/2016
Views: 613
20160803_150153

20160803_150153

Forward deck section that was debonding from the hull.

Date: 08/03/2016
Views: 594
20160803_150114

20160803_150114

Hull damage from deck removal.

Date: 08/03/2016
Views: 605
20160803_150107

20160803_150107

Date: 08/03/2016
Views: 559
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20160804_104232

Underside of the forward deck plate

Date: 08/04/2016
Views: 613
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20160804_104218

Reattaching the deck plate

Date: 08/04/2016
Views: 592
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20160804_104223

Thickened epoxy

Date: 08/04/2016
Views: 580
20160804_110539

20160804_110539

Clamping the deck plate down

Date: 08/04/2016
Views: 604
20160804_162035

20160804_162035

Reinforcing the hull around the beam bolts and the side of the hull below the beam

Date: 08/04/2016
Views: 569
20160804_162029

20160804_162029

Side view of two layers of 6 oz. cloth.

Date: 08/04/2016
Views: 579
20160808_122426

20160808_122426

More work to do

Date: 08/08/2016
Views: 613
20160808_122246

20160808_122246

Starboard hull is now inside the shop

Date: 08/08/2016
Views: 644
20160808_115408

20160808_115408

Rudder Top Crack

Date: 08/08/2016
Views: 620
20160808_115442

20160808_115442

Part one of the repair cutting glass to wrap the top

Date: 08/08/2016
Views: 571
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20160808_122155

The repair

Date: 08/08/2016
Views: 604
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20160808_122159

Cracked rudder repair

Date: 08/08/2016
Views: 594
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20160817_163129

Rudders with 1 coat of Perfection finish

Date: 08/17/2016
Views: 591
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20160817_163119

First coat of Interlux Perfection paint- rolled and tipped

Date: 08/17/2016
Views: 616
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