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Re: Skin-on-Frame: Locating/repairing leak
By:Stephen Troy
Date: 7/5/2011, 10:16 am
In Response To: Re: Skin-on-Frame: Locating/repairing leak (Paul G. Jacobson)

: When you find the leaks what is going to be your method for
: repairing them? I'm guessing you'll patch the area and give it a
: fresh coat of resin over the affected areas.

It depends. The dacron/FG SOF has a seam along the top of the gunwhales, which is a possible culprit near the stems. If it's along the chines/keel, I'll put some duct tape on it until my strip kayak is finished and then figure out what to do.

: Why not skip half the work? Just give the entire boat a fresh coat
: of epoxy, and two caots of varnish. Then see if that seals all
: the pinholes/abrasions/ stitched areas, etc.

Boat's painted.

Messages In This Thread

Skin-on-Frame: Locating/repairing leak
Stephen Troy -- 6/30/2011, 2:53 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Locating/repairing leak
StephenHJ -- 6/30/2011, 5:12 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Locating/repairing leak
Jeff Horton -- 7/1/2011, 8:16 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Locating/repairing leak
Scott Shurlow -- 7/1/2011, 9:41 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Locating/repairing leak
Stephen Troy -- 7/1/2011, 10:27 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Locating/repairing leak
Jeff Horton -- 7/1/2011, 2:51 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Locating/repairing leak
Stephen Troy -- 7/1/2011, 5:36 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Locating/repairing leak
Noel Bennett -- 7/1/2011, 10:22 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Locating/repairing leak
Bill Hamm -- 7/2/2011, 2:09 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Locating/repairing leak
Stephen Troy -- 7/2/2011, 4:32 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Locating/repairing leak
Bill Hamm -- 7/3/2011, 12:51 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Locating/repairing leak
Stephen Troy -- 7/3/2011, 4:20 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Locating/repairing leak
Bill Hamm -- 7/4/2011, 12:29 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Locating/repairing leak
Paul G. Jacobson -- 7/5/2011, 3:19 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Locating/repairing leak
Stephen Troy -- 7/5/2011, 10:16 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Locating/repairing leak
David Bynoe -- 7/1/2011, 11:13 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Locating/repairing leak
Tony Ling -- 7/1/2011, 6:17 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Locating/repairing leak
Bill Hamm -- 7/2/2011, 2:13 am