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Re: S&G: End Pour gone Wrong on Night Heron
By:Bill Hamm
Date: 3/18/2009, 12:52 am

: Okay, thanks. This sounds like it would work well.

: Two more follow-up questions though before I get this done this weekend:
: Should I expect problems with different temperature expansion of the epoxy
: covered plywood, the epoxy end pour, and the CPVC piping? Perhaps this
: might lead to leakage around the CPVC pipe where it touches the plywood?

: If the end result of the normal end pour method was simply a hole through the
: plywood and through an epoxy end pour, what function does the tube serve?
: Couldn't I simply fill the void left by the water through one of the grip
: holes and, after the epoxy has hardened, drill the grip hole again in the
: same place?

: I really appreciate the quick answers provided here. I'll take some pictures
: and post them after the procedure is completed.

I don't use end pours and I usually bed the hardware (including the CPVC tubing) using marine caulk. I prefer 3M's 4200 which remains flexible and allows for disassembly if needed which neither epoxy or 3M's 5200 don't.

If you live in a boating area, West Marine or other marine retailers should carry 3M's 4200. It's a polyurethane caulk so if that product isn't available other brands will be.

I come from a boatbuilding background so tend to do things the way it's done on larger boats.

Bill H.

Messages In This Thread

S&G: End Pour gone Wrong on Night Heron *LINK*
Ruedi Klein -- 3/15/2009, 5:05 pm
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LeeG -- 3/15/2009, 6:00 pm
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Ruedi Klein -- 3/15/2009, 9:27 pm
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LeeG -- 3/15/2009, 11:02 pm
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Bob Beaullieu -- 3/17/2009, 7:48 am
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JohnK -- 3/15/2009, 5:56 pm
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Ruedi Klein -- 3/15/2009, 9:39 pm
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JohnK -- 3/15/2009, 11:48 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 3/16/2009, 1:34 am
Re: S&G: End Pour gone Wrong on Night Heron
Ruedi -- 3/17/2009, 9:22 pm
Re: S&G: End Pour gone Wrong on Night Heron
Bill Hamm -- 3/18/2009, 12:52 am