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Re: S&G: Hatchless yak - will repairing be difficu
By:Paul G. Jacobson
Date: 10/20/2003, 2:40 am

: Hi,
: I followed the various threads about a hatchless yak, but did not find any
: information about how difficult a repair would be. Imagine the worst case
: - a hole in the hull means patches of new strips and glassing inside the
: hull. Could that be done?
: -Joachim-

Well, the easiest way to fix some things would be to cut an access hole, and then later use that hole as a hatch, and the acces panel which was removed as the hatch cover.

Or, just reseal the access hole with the piece that was cut out. To do that you would have to install some kind of interior rim, jsut as you would need for a hatch, so the access panel droped back into a flush position. Instead of a gasket under the "hatch", though, you would put a bead of thickened epoxy. Press the access panel cut out down on that until it was back where it belonged, and patch the kerf line where it was cut out, overlapint the seam with a strip of glass fabric for strength.

It is not a neat or fancy way to do things, but it DOES allo you to make repairs.

PGJ

Messages In This Thread

S&G: Hatchless yak - will repairing be difficult?
Joachim -- 10/19/2003, 12:16 pm
Re: S&G: Hatchless yak - will repairing be difficu
Paul G. Jacobson -- 10/20/2003, 2:40 am
Do you have any skilled 4-yr olds? *NM*
Robert N Pruden -- 10/19/2003, 10:57 pm
Nice
Larry -- 10/19/2003, 11:11 pm
Believe it or not...
Robert N Pruden -- 10/20/2003, 8:50 am
Repair Sans Hatches
Larry -- 10/19/2003, 10:55 pm
How skinny are you??? :D *NM*
Larry -- 10/19/2003, 10:47 pm