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| Author: | Joby1knobi [ Wed Jul 22, 2020 12:43 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Can I fix it... or is it trash? |
I recently picked up this 1989 H16. I really bought it for the trailer and beach wheels since the bow tang is completely ripped out of the port hull. Before I chop up the hull and take it to the dump, do you think it can be repaired? I'm very concerned about the amount of force on the bow tang and would be concerned about any repair here... unless there's something I'm missing.   What do you say? Fix or trash? |
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| Author: | mmiller [ Wed Jul 22, 2020 1:48 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Can I fix it... or is it trash? |
Anything can be fixed. |
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| Author: | Joby1knobi [ Wed Jul 22, 2020 6:16 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Can I fix it... or is it trash? |
mmiller wrote: Anything can be fixed. How'd I know you'd say that Matt.... and I had my sawzall all ready to go.  Seriously though, I'm open to any and all recommendations on how to pull this off. Anyone ever fixed a bow this destroyed before? |
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| Author: | damandan [ Wed Jul 22, 2020 6:24 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Can I fix it... or is it trash? |
Sand it back 6” and start laying up fiberglass. It’s gonna take quite a few layers but you can build it back up and it will be strong again. Just make sure you sand back into the hull a ways to get strength from there. |
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| Author: | CaptObviousNC [ Thu Jul 23, 2020 5:33 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Can I fix it... or is it trash? |
Ouch! Curious how that happened? The cross section looks like the glass was in decent shape. Agree it can be fixed but I might only do that if the rest of the hull was worth saving too. I’d also think about laying in some reinforcement for the bow tang while you’re at it. |
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| Author: | jclarkdawe [ Thu Jul 23, 2020 8:54 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Can I fix it... or is it trash? |
If you lay in fiberglass, don't worry about the hole. You drill that out afterwards. I'd be concerned about cracks extending further back that aren't showing in the picture. A different approach would be a metal piece going back from the bow on either side. You might want to merge approaches and put a large steel washer into the glass. Repairs are mainly going to be time consuming. Jim Clark-Dawe |
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