: Well, the Chessy LT17 in the apartment livingroom experiment is underway. I
: already seriously goofed up the sheer clamps. I glued one sheer clamp to
: the wrong side of a hull panel. I pulled the sheer clamp up and it took 2
: of 3 laminations with it along the length of the panel. After planing the
: now excess mahogany off the intact sheer clamp I have undertaken
: rebuilding that one inch strip along the hull panel with 3 coats of wood
: flour thickend epoxy moving from a thicker to progessively thinner
: mixture. I was planning on painting anyway, but...damn now I have to. MY
: question: with the sheer clamp now placed on the proper side of the
: botched panel and the divots replaced with the epoxy mixture can I still
: build a strong boat? I am assuming that the fiberglass will still do most
: of the work and as long as I sand the panel prior to epoxy fill coating
: the fiberglass the boat will still be strong. Or am I screwed and do I
: need a new panel? Sorry it was so long. -Mike

you should be ok epoxy is suposed to be stronger then the wood anyway.and if your going to paint know one will know. one option to not painting the entire hull is to add a rub rail this will hide the patch and you could still varnish the rest of the hull