[C320-list] Voids under the deck

[Jerry Brown]

Hi Guys

Thanks for all the responses.  Any thoughts on how the dealer proposes to 
make the repair with resin injections versus cutting out ant re glassing?

Thanks

Jerry

Indigo
#925
----- Original Message ----- 
From: <jonvez at comcast.net>
To: "C320-List" <c320-list at catalina320.com>
Sent: Wednesday, September 19, 2007 7:50 AM
Subject: Re: [C320-list] Voids under the deck


> The void on the port side transom seems to be showing up on many of the 
> boats that have responded. I have one, but it has not 'popped' yet. 
> Unfortunately it's in a bad place to do a good cosmetic fix....
>
> Regards,
>
> Jon Vez
>
> -------------- Original message -------------- 
> From: "Allan Field" <Allan.Field at comcast.net>
>
>> Jerry - I have a rather large area - maybe 2 inches wide by 8 inches 
>> long -
>> of void on the transom. I dug out the cracked fiberglass with a
>> screwdriver, cleaned the mat with acetone, and filled the void with
>> MarineTex after taping around the hole. I am still sanding down the
>> MarineTex. It is not a perfect match and will always be apparent to close
>> observation but it was cheap and fast. I am not sure whether or not I
>> eventually will try to then spray gelcoat over the MarineTex.
>>
>> I also have a void on the non-skid, port side, almost under the cat bird
>> seat. The cracking is just starting and at some point, I will dig that 
>> out
>> with the trusty screwdriver and resort to MarineTex again.
>>
>> As disappointed as I am about this lack of quality control, I have to 
>> keep
>> remembering that it is a production boat and the problems are not going 
>> to
>> sink the thing.
>>
>> Allan S. Field
>> Sea Shadow - #808
>> Columbia, MD
>>
>> -----Original Message----- 
>> From: c320-list-bounces at catalina320.com
>> [mailto:c320-list-bounces at catalina320.com] On Behalf Of Jerry Brown
>> Sent: Tuesday, September 18, 2007 6:41 AM
>> To: C320-List
>> 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#
>> ----- *****************************************
>>
>>
>>
>>