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Greg S
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Initially Posted - 01/29/2006 :  13:56:38  Show Profile

Last year my keel cable snapped and damaged the trunk.
I have completed the repairs and I'm ready to reinstall
the sole that I had to cut out for the repairs.
My question is about the coating that was on the lower part
of the trunk and bilge. Is this paint or some type of a
moisture barrier.

Thanks, Greg
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Leon Sisson
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Response Posted - 01/29/2006 :  16:36:10  Show Profile  Visit Leon Sisson's Homepage
There may not have been an original 'coating' on surfaces hidden down in the bilges. Do you have a small close-up high resolution well lit photo of an example?

In my 1979 C-25 swing keel model, I treated the accessable raw fiberglass surfaces by lightly sanding off the worst of the 'fuzz' with real course sandpaper, using a flexible body putty squeegee to fill the remaining surface texture with epoxy thickened with microballoons, and finishing up with couple coats of epoxy resin tinted white. This may sound like a lot of work, but keep in mind you're not shooting for a show car finish, just an improvement over rough roving. Once you readjust your expectations, the work can go much faster. The result is a very tough, water-proof, neat, smooth, tidy looking surface which is easy to clean, and which I don't mind storing things against.

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