Advise on seam repairs

   Hi all,
I thought that I had finished my boat until I did a water test, the boat seams are leaking on it (its a Heron made in 1963).

I need to redo all the seams on it, can anyone recommend what to use as I have seen the string stuff and stuff in a tube, but really don't know what to use.

Thanks in advance,

Doomie

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doomie22 Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Newbie Joined: 18 Nov 10 Online Status: Offline Posts: 12	Post Options Post Reply Quote doomie22 Report Post Quote Reply Topic: Advise on seam repairs Posted: 26 Jul 11 at 1:38pm
	Hi all, I thought that I had finished my boat until I did a water test, the boat seams are leaking on it (its a Heron made in 1963). I need to redo all the seams on it, can anyone recommend what to use as I have seen the string stuff and stuff in a tube, but really don't know what to use. Thanks in advance, Doomie

winging it Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 22 Mar 07 Online Status: Offline Posts: 3958	Post Options Post Reply Quote winging it Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 26 Jul 11 at 4:19pm
	Doomie, judging by the age of the boat I'd say the glues used to build the boat have failed - a common problem in boats from the early 60s. The best thing to use will be epoxy resins and tape, but to be honest the most useful piecve of advice I can give you is repost your question here: cvrda repair forum where there are lots of us with similar aged boats who have all encountered this problem before! You'll get the best advice and suggestions of ways to rebuild. Pretty friendly bunch too.
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