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Preface | |
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Acknowledgments | |
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Materials and Construction What fiberglass is | |
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Boatbuilding resins | |
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Resin products: glues and putties | |
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The glass fiber materials | |
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Constructing the fiberglass boat | |
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Gelcoat and paint finishes | |
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Interior parts | |
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Other fiberglass parts | |
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Restoring the Surface Finish Gelcoat dullness and fading | |
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Scratches, dings, and breakouts | |
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Gelcoat cracks that won't stay puttied | |
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Bubbles, blisters, and boat pox | |
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Regelcoating versus repainting fiberglass | |
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The Art of Fiberglassing Gelcoating | |
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Hand lay-up | |
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Laying up core materials | |
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Repairing or applying reinforcements | |
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Tabbing parts to hull and deck | |
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Fractures, Small Holes, Delaminations Grinding and Cutting | |
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Rebuilding | |
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Patching cored construction | |
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Delamination | |
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Dealing with Core Problems Saturation--an introduction to the problem | |
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Confined and accessible area of deck saturation | |
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Total deck saturation | |
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Core saturation in hulls | |
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Crushable cores | |
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Rebuilding Large Holes and Shattered Areas Is she worth repairing? | |
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Salvaging the boat | |
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Working out a repair schedule | |
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Backing damage with sheet stock | |
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Working the boat back into shape | |
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Backing compound curves | |
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Framing in a missing shape | |
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Taking a mold off another boat of the same model | |
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Making the piece | |
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Undercured, Resin-Rich, and Cooked Laminates Go back to the manufacturer--if possible | |
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How to repair undercore--if you must | |
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Resin-rich and cooked laminates | |
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8 Repairing Keels and Other Underwater Parts Damage to hollow fiberglass keels | |
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Weeps around metal hardware | |
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Fixing fin keels and separate skegs | |
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Damage to interior reinforcing members | |
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Lead-ballasted fin keels | |
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Bolted-on iron fin keels | |
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Centerboards and centerboard trunks | |
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Repairing the centerboard case | |
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Rudders and skegs | |
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Troubles on Deck Leaks around fittings | |
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Leaks around deck joints, rails, and railcaps | |
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More about leaks | |
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Hatches and portlights: leaks, fractures, and other troubles | |
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Treating the overstressed boat | |
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Index | |