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Originally Posted by Big fish
Thanks for the great information. How much epoxy was used for the bonding? And roughly how much ve resin for the rest? Will poly resin work also? Prices here are 65/gal for ve compared to 38/gal for poly. Sorry for all the questions as this will be my first time repairing a boat.
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I'm don't remember but know it was less than a gallon of epoxy. It did take a lot of cabosil to get it thick enough to apply and hold in place without it running. The rest of the lay up took around 3-5 gallons to do the transom. Sorry on the vague numbers but pulling out of a 55 gal drum it is hard to keep up with it. I think a 5 gal kit would come close to do the transom and I would use a good quality vinyl enter resin. The bonding strength is much stronger and it is much more water resistant. Poly is fine and will work too but the ve is much better. Epoxy will be best but not much better than the ve. If saving money is a must use the poly to build the core, filets and use the ve to do the bonding to the old glass for a better secondary bond.