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Re: Strip: Quick Repair?
By:JohnAbercrombie
Date: 10/22/2017, 6:48 pm
In Response To: Strip: Quick Repair? (Philip Freeman)

My thought is,
1. Let wood dry out, sand area thoroughly
2. Cut 2 or 3 layers of fiberglass for patching
3. Fill void with epoxy and lay in patches. Wet out fully

I'd just do steps 1-3, for now. If you put a piece of clean plastic (cut from a freezer bag, or heavy vapor barrier plastic) over the patch(es), you can get a fairly smooth surface result. (Just peel off the plastic after the epoxy sets up hard.)

You can work on the cosmetics later- go paddling! :-)

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Strip: Quick Repair?
Philip Freeman -- 10/22/2017, 6:39 pm
Re: Strip: Quick Repair?
JohnAbercrombie -- 10/22/2017, 6:48 pm
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Charles H Robinson Jr -- 10/22/2017, 8:17 pm
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M A Bielski -- 10/23/2017, 6:19 am
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howard -- 10/23/2017, 8:04 pm
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JohnAbercrombie -- 10/23/2017, 10:57 pm
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M A Bielski -- 10/24/2017, 12:08 am
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howard -- 10/24/2017, 6:30 am
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Jay Babina -- 10/24/2017, 6:23 pm
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M A Bielski -- 10/24/2017, 11:23 pm
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Jay Babina -- 10/23/2017, 7:24 am
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Paul Sylvester -- 10/24/2017, 4:12 am
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Philip Freeman -- 10/24/2017, 7:53 pm
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Justin -- 10/25/2017, 3:40 am
Re: Strip: Quick Repair?
JohnAbercrombie -- 10/25/2017, 12:07 pm
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JohnAbercrombie -- 10/25/2017, 12:25 pm
Re: Strip: Quick Repair?
Justin -- 10/26/2017, 5:33 am