Fiberglass question

[danielcooper9]

I had posted a while back that I was having some water spots show up from a leak I couldn't find on the bow. This weekend, I took out the hatch and re-sealed all screws/through bolts on the bow. I noticed after taking out the hatch that the fiberglass was seperated (loose around the edges) from the plywood (looked like the core was 3/4 inch plywood). The plywood was in good shape with no rotting evident (at least at that area). Now that the screws and hatch have been re-sealed, should I worry about the de-lamination? Further note, when I bought the boat the surveyor said he noticed some blistering in the bow area and felt it was likely to be defect from manufacturing. It's a Wellcraft Martinique 2600.

 

[Capt. Bill1]

Sorry to say it, but you should of sealed the wood with wet thin epoxy, pushed epoxy up under and between the wood and glass and clamped it all together to dry before you resealed and replaced the hatch.

 

[Shadowcruzr]

I'm not surprised you're having fibreglass issues with that boat.

I would back up and do like Capt Bill suggests ASAP.

 

[danielcooper9]

I was afraid that was going to be the answer. I had debated going to find something to fill it but was running out of daylight and it was supposed to rain the next day.

Why do you suggest that I do that? If the fiberglass is sealed, no moisture should be getting to the wood. Is it possible that it will continue to delaminate further?

 

[Shadowcruzr]

The vibration and ponding may cause the wood to separate further from the fiberglas.

Get a caulking gun. Buy empty caulking tubes at Worst marine. Fill them with West system or Mas epoxy. Squeeze the mix into the void though wither a drilled hole or the seam gap. If there is any way to push the glass and wood together, do it. If not just fill the void.