Posted: Sep 13, 2011 - 10:13 PM
i had a crack in the trailing edge of my trunk after hitting a submerged tree. the repair shop added an inspection port and glassed it from the inside of the hull. now it's bulletproof.
if you do take off the hull cover as was suggested, a 'stiff' putty knife works well cause it's very thin. it's possible to chip the edge of the cover if you're not careful. once the cover is off, you will find it was originally stuck in place with gobs of resin-like adhesive. it will be difficult to get it back on with a tight fit unless you use a 4" grinder to remove this resin from the hull and the cover. it grinds off easily but be careful.
when it's time to put the cover back on, i used pc-11 two-part epoxy. it's sticky, not runny. it gives you sufficient time to cover a large area and is waterproof and tough as nails when dry. don't overdo it, but make sure you get a continuous bead around the edge of the cover. cleaning off the oozed epoxy isn't easy. strap the cover on tightly with tie-down straps, rope, or whatever you can to cinch it down.
http://www.pcepoxy.com/our-products/paste-epoxies/pc-11.php
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jon
3 nacra 5.8's
1 nacra inter18
wife and 3 g'kids
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