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Greetings all; I need some suggestions on some repair work. While on a trip down the Peace River here in N.E. BC. my freighter got sideways in some fast water and we struck a rock. There appears to be no damge on the exterior of the canoe except for a small star shaped crack which I have dealt with. The big damage was on the inside where there is a pie plate sized delamination of the glass and resin from the cedar strips. The hull is 3 layers of glass and 9 layers of resin both on the interior and exterior. The strange thing about this delamination is the glass and resin layers did not appear to have seperated from the wood. it appears the area has pulled a thin layer of the cedar apart leaving it attached to the glass. I can push this area back flush with the inner hull with little effort. Can I drill some holes and inject some heated epoxy in to this void and glue it back down, or do I need to cut this area out and do a more thourough repair?
Thanks, have fun and wear your PFD.
Paulie,
I think that would work OK. The challenge will be getting the whole area epoxied. Several holes like you suggest will probably do fine. You might consider cutting the epoxy a little to help it flow and sink in to the cedar, and heating the whole area first is probably a good idea. You should come up with some system, either weights or clamps/push sticks to hold the whole mess tight while the epoxy sets. Sand off the out squeeze, varnish and I think you'll be in good shape.
Anyone else?
Greg
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Greetings all; I need some suggestions on some repair work. While on a trip down the Peace River here in N.E. BC. my freighter got sideways in some fast water and we struck a rock. There appears to be no damge on the exterior of the canoe except for a small star shaped crack which I have dealt with. The big damage was on the inside where there is a pie plate sized delamination of the glass and resin from the cedar strips. The hull is 3 layers of glass and 9 layers of resin both on the interior and exterior. The strange thing about this delamination is the glass and resin layers did not appear to have seperated from the wood. it appears the area has pulled a thin layer of the cedar apart leaving it attached to the glass. I can push this area back flush with the inner hull with little effort. Can I drill some holes and inject some heated epoxy in to this void and glue it back down, or do I need to cut this area out and do a more thourough repair?