Broken 29er...

   Just moved the 29er from SIngapore to Brisbane and when it came out of the container it had developed a couple of splits along the glue line between the hull and deck mouldings around the transom.
One is about 6" long, right at the aft port quarter, the other is half way up the flare above the chine on the starboard side, about 4" long.
The hull and deck mouldings have literally separated at these points...
Any ideas on the best way to repair this much appreciated.
Cheers.

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Blobby Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 07 May 04 Location: Australia Online Status: Offline Posts: 779	Post Options Post Reply Quote Blobby Report Post Quote Reply Topic: Broken 29er... Posted: 14 May 07 at 11:00pm
	Just moved the 29er from SIngapore to Brisbane and when it came out of the container it had developed a couple of splits along the glue line between the hull and deck mouldings around the transom. One is about 6" long, right at the aft port quarter, the other is half way up the flare above the chine on the starboard side, about 4" long. The hull and deck mouldings have literally separated at these points... Any ideas on the best way to repair this much appreciated. Cheers.
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Black no sugar Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Really should get out more Joined: 04 Dec 04 Location: Somewhere between Brighton and Lancing Online Status: Offline Posts: 3941	Post Options Post Reply Quote Black no sugar Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 14 May 07 at 11:19pm
	BLOBBY!!! Good to see you here! It's been ages... So, are you moving to Brisbane for good? Moving the boat seems to be as permanent as it gets. I hope you'll find a bit of time here and there to share your wisdom with the forum, or simply to make us sick with envy (here, it's raining hard, it's 9ºC and windy - height of the summer, English way). PS. Sorry about your boat, no idea how to fix it. Contender443 would suggest gaffer tape but he's not here right now Good luck and take care, xxx Isabelle
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JimC Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Really should get out more Joined: 17 May 04 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 6660	Post Options Post Reply Quote JimC Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 15 May 07 at 10:12am
	As you're in the right country I'd just ring up Bethwaite design... Did you remember to take all bungs, hatches and everything else possible off before the boat went in the container? Containers can get extraordinarily hot if your one is on the top of the pile: if the tanks were sealed the air pressure... Edited by JimC

Blobby Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 07 May 04 Location: Australia Online Status: Offline Posts: 779	Post Options Post Reply Quote Blobby Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 15 May 07 at 11:15pm
	BNS - We are all definitely in Brizvegas for the next two years...should be good fun! For some reason gaffer tape just doesn't feel like it's the right answer... Jim - called Julian and have a recommendation for a couple of local guys to have a look at it but no easy "just do this" solution. Bungs were out...
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olly_love Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 18 Jan 05 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 1145	Post Options Post Reply Quote olly_love Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 16 May 07 at 6:32pm
	i reccon that cleaning the gap. geting alot of clamps and some 1x0.5 wood lengths and put a bog of epoxy and microfibres in there with some silica to make it a bit stiffer. then fill the gap and clamp the pieces of wood around it v tightly and leave for a few days. then is should be ok. make sure that the hull is fully dry before doing anything tho. hope that helps it worked on my 404
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