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Old 01-09-2003, 11:18 PM
ocuyler ocuyler is offline
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Default Re: Allergic to West System vapors?

ltdan,

Good question. I left about 1/4" gap all around. Yes, that's the way it was. It made sense at the time. I wrapped cloth around the edges to be sure they were sealed and "tucked-in" the last 2 layers of cloth and leveled it out with epoxy.

I didn't have immediate access to alternative materials and didn't have time to do the homework, track it down and get it here. Plus it had to be a 4' x 8' sheet and a pain to do anything but go put in the truck and bring it home.

Next time, I will take the time to get the right material in there and measure for the tightest fit and height (depth) profile to minimize the use of epoxy. For that matter, for $200 more, I could have replaced the whole piece with 3/4" King Starboard in there with enough left over to redo the dashboard.

Because there is no access from below, I also needed something I could screw into (battery boxes, oil res, etc.) Now that I really appreciate how strong the 2 part epoxy is, you can get almost anything to stick.

Water incursion and strength were my primary considerations.

At the end of the day, I think Mr. Potter would say "That'll do".

Otto
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Old 01-10-2003, 11:54 AM
Briguy Briguy is offline
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Default Re: Allergic to West System vapors?

I also had problem with fumes. Yesterday I used awlgrip primer on my transom. I rolled it on and used no respirator. The work was done outside and there was a nice breeze. Well about an hour after the work was compleated I felt a little lightheaded and that lasted for about 2 more hours. My next trip is to the store to obtain the proper respirator. No more fooling around with this stuff.
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