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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 glass cloth pieces with scissors to equal templates.
c.
Clean prepared area with a wiping rag soaked in acetone.
NOTE
After mixing, the resin with hardener can be used for approximately 20 - 30 minutes.
d.
Mix hardener into resin can.
e.
Lay out a sheet of polyethylene cellophane (separating film), larger than largest piece of fiberglass cloth, on
a horizontal surface.
f.
Place largest piece of fiberglass on film.
g.
Apply mixed resin on the fiberglass cloth using putty knife.
h.
Center next largest piece of fiberglass cloth on top of first piece and apply as little resin as possible on
second cloth.
i.
Using putty knife, work resin into the patch until it becomes clear and without white patches, which indicates
areas that are not saturated sufficiently with resin.
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.
AREA
NOTES
LAY-OUT
