BananaSPLIT

kitten · 10 June 2004, 20:14

As some of you may know Ribex was not too good for us (You dried out yet Tim) and the boat developed a split in the hull. Thanks to a good friend in Cowes we got pulled out and put in a shed to make emergency repairs to get us back to Drivers Warf (Thanks again Tony. He also owns a pub there, so if you go to The Union Inn Cowes say HI).

Back at the secret HQ and it's time for real repairs so I thought I'd post some pics.

1. Cut through the top layer of matt in the sandwich and remove a section big enough to repair the outer mats from the inside.

2. then remove the 1/2" foam core to expose the outer mats(the orange layer is the bonding paste.)this was taken half way through.

3. it's easy to mend the out side using levitation taugh by budist monks, failing that level of concentration use a modified car lift. How many parts for the new leisure boat can you spot?

4. the split runs along the out board edge about 2" in and about 18" long.

(ok I got the pics loaded the wrong way round. Twit.)

Will post more as work progreses.

chrisallse · 10 June 2004, 20:24

Did that happen on the boat lift Kitten?

chrisallse · 10 June 2004, 20:27

Was it made in Africa????

jwalker · 10 June 2004, 20:28

Kitten, there were rumours on the Boatmad about this. How did it happen?

Manos · 10 June 2004, 20:38

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Originally Posted by chrisallse

Was it made in Africa????

Nauuuuuuuuuuughty

kitten · 10 June 2004, 23:24

Did that happen on the boat lift Kitten?
No she was on the boat lift to inspect the leak, very nice of them to let us use it I thought.
She is a light boat and can handle heavy seas at speed. But is no good on an ill fitting trailer.

gavin · 10 June 2004, 23:42

Good Luck , with the repair get it good and dry first

The Jackeens · 10 June 2004, 23:47

Good luck with the work Kitten & sorry to hear of the damage

Missus

(Gav. your partner in crime is a gas man)

bogib · 11 June 2004, 02:09

Hi Kitten,

Just back from day trip to Copenhagen in Denmark (Rene´s homeland), good luck with the repair so I can come over for a day or two to try ot out.

Jonny Fuller · 11 June 2004, 09:06

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Originally Posted by gavin

Good Luck , with the repair get it good and dry first

Can't we get you on Mastermind, specialist subject, the bleeding obvious!

Petrov · 11 June 2004, 09:29

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Just back from day trip to Copenhagen in Denmark (Rene´s homeland)

Did you get any Tuborg Grön

bogib · 11 June 2004, 21:02

Hi Janis,

As somewhere on the both forums it has been clearly to many I am to young to drink Tuborg Grön.
By the way has Leif contacted you for quotation of a RIB ?

Petrov · 12 June 2004, 03:45

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As somewhere on the both forums it has been clearly to many I am to young to drink Tuborg Grön.

Yeah yeah.

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By the way has Leif contacted you for quotation of a RIB ?

Not yet.

kitten · 12 June 2004, 19:28

1. spend another two hours in the hole grinding out all the foam, and removing the bonding paste from the edge of the split and fairing out.

2. cut a template, it makes life so much easier.

3. check that the mat fits before mixing resin.

4. Then lay it up using the same layup as the boat, using 1oz chopped stand over the edges to keep the tails of woven down. (this is a close up shot so you can see the weave of the mat, otherwise you can't see any difference from photo 1.)

5. cut out the foam using the top part of the template made for the mat, shape and then fix with bonding paste. fill and gaps with paste and micro balloons.

When that's all gone off just fair it glass over the top of the whole thing and Bob's your uncle. Easy, money for old rope. anyone want a job?

Louise · 12 June 2004, 19:41

Glad to see Bananashark is on the mend.

Manos · 12 June 2004, 21:08

Kitten jokes asside wishing you the best with your boat

Pete7 · 12 June 2004, 21:54

Kitten,

Whats the difference between bonding paste and resin ?

Pete

kitten · 13 June 2004, 11:12

Hi Pete,
The main difference between the bonding paste and normal laminating resin is that the paste is thicker, tougher (more impact resistant), provides better adhesion to a wide variety of substrates, has a lower shrinkage (so less print through on the moulding.) and is more expensive.

There are so many different resins and fillers on the market that choosing the right one for the job can be a nightmare, and the amount and variety of stuff you have to keep in the store seams to grow day by day.