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Strip: Delamination *PIC*
By:Allan Reade
Date: 8/11/2013, 8:59 pm


Yesterday I attached the hatch lips/gaskets to the underside of the deck on the Expedition Sport I'm building. When I tried the fit of the flush hatches I found that an area on the front hatch cover has delaminated.
My thoughts are that I need to cut back the fibreglass to the next strip join (to try and hide the repair), remove the glass and put on a patch.
If that sounds reasonable, should I butt fit the patch, or extend it onto the adjacent glassed area and then carefully scrape off the overlap.
I would appreciate any advice from someone who has made the same mistake :-)
Thanks,
Allan

Messages In This Thread

Strip: Delamination *PIC*
Allan Reade -- 8/11/2013, 8:59 pm
Re: Strip: Delamination
Marc Upchurch -- 8/11/2013, 9:12 pm
Re: Strip: Delamination
Rob Macks/Laughing Loon CC&K -- 8/11/2013, 10:00 pm
Re: Strip: Delamination
Allan Reade -- 8/12/2013, 10:53 pm
Re: Strip: Delamination
Nick Riccardi -- 8/12/2013, 5:58 pm