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Wahoo
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Initially Posted - 09/24/2001 :  13:08:17  Show Profile
On my new (to me)C25 I discovered that the area behind the screws that attach the "hold up" bracket for the forward hatch cover to the side of the hatch opening was cracked leaving a substantial void with nothing for the screws to bite into as well as a h
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Bill Holcomb
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Response Posted - 09/24/2001 :  19:05:40  Show Profile
Hi Ron,

You might be careful if you mean expanding epoxi (foam) to fill the void. It's pretty tough to control the expansion once it's started.

A solution using epoxi resin might be to mix the resin with some micro balloons or chopped fiberglass fi
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Bristle
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Response Posted - 09/24/2001 :  22:59:03  Show Profile
Sounds to me like Bill's syringe method might work best, so that the epoxy flows into the void--then re-drill. I'll also suggest that you remove the hatch (just a few screws) and do the repair upside-down.

By the way, it's just a guess, but I'm suspic
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Mark Maxwell
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Response Posted - 10/05/2001 :  12:35:59  Show Profile
Hi Ron, If I understand your post right, the crack and void are in the hull side of the hold up not the hatch side. If this is correct, I can tell you that Bill's suggestion is right on. I did that repair myself. Mix up about twice as much epoxy with f
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