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a.
Create templates from Kraft paper starting with a size outside the prepared area and making progressively
smaller ones to equal thickness of laminate being repaired.
b.
Cut fiberglass cloth pieces to equal templates.
c.
Clean the prepared area with a wiping rag soaked in acetone.
NOTE
After mixing, the resin with hardener can be used for approximately 20 - 30 minutes.
The repair area temperature should be controlled between 50° and 75°F (8° and 20°C) to
ensure proper curing of the resins. Temperatures above or below this range will
inhibit curing times.
d.
Mix hardener into the resin can.
e.
Lay out a sheet of polyethylene cellophane (separating film), larger than the largest piece of fiberglass cloth,
on a horizontal surface.
f.
Place the largest piece of fiberglass on film.
g.
Apply mixed resin on the fiberglass cloth using a putty knife.
h.
Center the next largest piece of fiberglass cloth on top of the first piece and apply as little resin as possible on
the second cloth.
TRANSOM
1, 2 and 3
Gelcoat
1 oz. Mat
2 Units
¾ in. Plywood
1½ oz. Mat
¾ in. Plywood
4½ oz. Mat
2 Units
1 oz. Mat
Gelcoat
DECK HORIZONTAL
SURFACE
1, 2 and 3
Gelcoat
1 oz. Mat
1 Unit
Syntactic Foam
5/8 in. Plywood
1 Unit
Lay-Out Schedule Notes
1
1 Unit shall be 1 oz. Mat and 18 oz. Woven Roving.
2
Syntactic Foam: 1 part Milled Fibre, 2 parts Resin, 3 parts Glass Bubbles. Thicken as required
with Milled Fibre.
3
Resin shall be polyester isopthalic in hull and orthopthalic in deck and transom.
Table 1. Lay-Out Details. (Continued)
AREA
NOTES
LAY-OUT
