[C320-list] Voids under the deck

[Kurt Budelmann]

I used this product with good results to repair gelcoat problems in the 
non-skid areas and maintain the diamond crosshatching:

http://www.gibcoflexmold.com/


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Kurt Budelmann
Everwind, Catalina 320, #1035



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jerry Brown" <jbrown03 at sympatico.ca>
To: "C320-List" <c320-list at catalina320.com>
Sent: Tuesday, September 18, 2007 6:40 AM
Subject: [C320-list] Voids under the deck


> Help Please
>
> Our 5 year year old 320 has bubbling and cracking of the anti skid, 
> particulaly at the the port side near the stern.  The gel coat is also 
> coming away in places where the deck rolls up to form the side rail.  The 
> dealer is attrubuting the cause to "voids" from when the glass was rolled 
> at construction.  When the boat was delivered there was clearly a repair 
> to the antiskid in that area done at the factory where a triangular piece 
> of anti skid had been let into the deck.  The lifting of the anti skid 
> only became clear in the last few weeks but tapping with a hammer shows 
> the affected area is quite large.  There are other smaller ares elsewhere 
> on the deck. The dealer is proposing to drill small holes and "inject" 
> resin, possibly preceded by acetone to "dry out any damp".  A professional 
> fibreglasser specialising in boat repair has recommended that the only 
> solution is to cut out the affaected ares and apply syandard repair 
> techniques which will be very obvious as the diamond pattern will be lost.
>
> I would welcome comments on either repair method as the situation cannot 
> be left unattended, especially as winter is coming with risk of freezing 
> damage if the water has really got in.  I have not yet been able to check 
> with a damp meter
>
> Thanks
>
> Jerry Brown
> Indigo
> 925#
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