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triley
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Initially Posted - 06/14/2002 :  22:58:20  Show Profile
Boy, did I blow it. I am a new owner of a 1987 catalina 25 and tied her up at a slip with snubbers on the springs as well as the dock lines. Had two days- yep- of 70 + mph winds that made my bow meet the dock in quite an unfriendly manner. Have a gouge in port side at and above the boweye. Have ordered replacement boweye and some westsystem epoxy and hardener. Using colloidal silicon, some whitener,and chopped fibreglass, hope to slop a patch and sand it down to something pretty. Plan to make the boweye holes with the old one and pull it out as the slop hardens. Lots of flock in the gouge. Any problems with a patch that will stick here? Would like some advice. Wouldn't want the patch to fall out like an old filling.
Help appreciated.
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Response Posted - 06/14/2002 :  23:14:43  Show Profile
I had some trouble with chopped strand glass and epoxy recently. The chopped glass had a binder on it that is designed to disolve in polyester resin but won't disolve in epoxy. Mix a little epoxy up and test the chopped glass in it. If it stays a hazy white like it isn't saturated its because of the binder. I had to order milled glass to get away from the problem. If you have trouble finding milled glass try www.fiberglasssupply.
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OJ
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Response Posted - 06/17/2002 :  16:30:39  Show Profile
You haven't mentioned gelcoat . . . I think you can still order original colors from Catalina.
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triley
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Response Posted - 06/18/2002 :  10:36:08  Show Profile
You're right. You can get geloat there. I was thinking of trying the aerosol package offered by Mini-Craft of Florida for the final coat. They have catalina matched colors and the aerosol should be enought to cover my gouge. You can reach them at www.minicraft.com
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OJ
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Response Posted - 06/18/2002 :  12:45:01  Show Profile
Tom,
Thanks for the tip on minicraft.
Regarding the bow eye, I think you're going to regret pulling it out as the resin cures. Resin drills very well . . .

Steve Madsen
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triley
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Response Posted - 06/20/2002 :  12:48:39  Show Profile
Thanks, Steve. I had already decided that I would just redrill the holes, since I will have to put some roving on the elongated holes in the liner. I have a backing block as well, though there was not one with the original. I think the boweye is long enough to use it, though. We'll see.

Thanks again,

Tom
No name for our boat yet, though we might call it "Auwe" after the ubiquitous Hawaiian term that can mean anything from "Oivey" to "Uffdah".
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