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