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Old 03-22-2011, 06:03 PM
KenB KenB is offline
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Default Re: To Vent or not to vent. That is the question.

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I bet the reason alot of boats that get restored still have the vents are people that dont feel like messing with it. You would either have to remove the top cap or liner or cut a hole in the liner, in order to get to the back of where the vent is, to properly glass behind it.
Hmm... seems pretty simple to me.
1) remove the vent covers
2) prep inner surface (i.e. sand and then wipe down with solvent). Specifically, the inner surface of the hull around the ends of the cutout.
3) resin/epoxy tape inside each end of the hole. let this cure. In another words, stick some glass tape to the inside of the hull, so you have a tab you can stick the rest of your stuff too.
4) with cabosil/fillet, stick on a replacement piece of glass, precut to fit inside the cutout.
5) Cabosil around the edges.
6) 6 oz or 10 oz glass over the whole thing.
7) fair and paint.
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