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I noticed today that my starboard cockpit bench up near the bulkhead was soft.I removed the access panel in the quarter berth and can see the ply wood under the bench is cracked.It does not look are feel wet right now. What can I use to fix this? I was thinking Maybe fiberglass cloth but don't know if I should remove the broken wood first are just glass over it. Should I maybe try epoxy of some type? Thanks for the help
Maybe somebody jumped down from the cabintop...? I'd have to see it, but I might think about "splinting" the broken piece with another piece, using epoxy and a few short screws (so as not to screw into the fiberglass). Then add a "No Jumping" sign.
<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Maybe somebody jumped down from the cabintop...? <hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></font id="quote"></blockquote id="quote"> my guess too. That's where they would land coming off the cabin top.
Word of caution - the splint method might be fine - glue a piece in and use a pattern of short screws around it. But what if it doesn't hold as well as you like? Then you'd have to pry the splint board off against the glue and you might have a bigger mess. I'd suggest trying screws without glue first. If that seemed promising, then re-do it with - what's that stuff - 5200?!?!?!
Can't you get to that area through the access panel that allows you to install the starboard side winch? It just aft of the companionway bulkhead on the ceiling of the quarterberth.
<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by stang9150</i> <br />On my 78 there is a hatch panel like mentioned for the winch.Looking forward will give you the view of the cockpit bench. <hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></font id="quote"></blockquote id="quote"> If I understand you correctly, if you are laying in the quarter berth looking up there should be an access panel? If I'm correct, my '89 does not have that access panel.
If I'm correct, my '89 does not have that access panel. My 87 has the panel, When removed it gives you access to the winch nuts. How would you remove the winch if you don't have the panel?
Well after looking more at this issue I don't think I can use any type of screws to fix this problem, I think the screws would poke right through the bottom of the bench it appears to be pretty thin.I think my best bet would be to mount some pieces of wood up there with 5200 and then glass over it with fiberglass mat.What do you guys think?
<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by stang9150</i> <br />Well after looking more at this issue I don't think I can use any type of screws to fix this problem, I think the screws would poke right through the bottom of the bench it appears to be pretty thin.I think my best bet would be to mount some pieces of wood up there with 5200 and then glass over it with fiberglass mat.What do you guys think? <hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></font id="quote"></blockquote id="quote"> Just pump it full of epoxy and don't worry about it.
I'd use West System G/flex. It's good on wood and has some give when it's set up. I'd use it for the splint--not 5200--because it isn't just a surface adhesive. It penetrates the wood.
I suspect I'd also use a syringe to get the epoxy up into the break before splinting. Then, if possible, I'd brace the broken area upward until the epoxy sets. Then I'd apply the splint. Glossing over that couldn't hurt, but might not make that much difference.
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