Hi
I've recently cut out half the deck on my 70s era Seanymph due to it being spongy and on the verge of a foot going through. Once I got it out it seems the problem has stemmed from a drain hole into the transom well being glassed over in a previous repair. This left water that drained in the cabin bung trapped under the deck and rotting it from the inside out.
It looks to have either had some cross braces added notched into the stringers. Either not done well from factory or again an earlier repair. As such one stringer has some cracks. I was planning on strengthening these with strips of sealed marine ply splinting it as such. and then glassed over.
Having some issues getting photos in to better show the situation if someone can school me how to make the image upload tool work that'd be great. But in the meantime the deck plan is to use 12mm BS1088 marine ply. I've done some reading about polyester vs epoxy resin. Seems like epoxy is the best way to go but more expensive.
Here's my rough plan but i'd really appreciate tips from pro's, ex pro's or anyone thats done this successfully before. I've done a little bit of fibreglass before but nothing on this scale.
+Grind back all the fibreglass thats not even adhering to the stringers in places
+Cover in fibreglass and epoxy to seal again
+Made a template from paper of the starboard side of the deck.
+Transfer to paper and cut oversize for test fit. I might get a sheet of thin mdf to make a dummy run and save some hassle of expensive ply mistakes. Hopefully it mirrors close enough to do the port side.
+Once the part fits coat it in epoxy to seal. Should i thin this with acetone a % to help it soak? some say yes other post i saw said this can cause it to not seal as well
+Single layer of fibreglass and more resin all over. What do i use here? chopped mat? rovings? sheet ?
+Previously the ply was just nailed to the stringers then glassed over to tie in to the hull on the outside and the centre fuel tank stringer. Was planning on mixing up some resin with cabosil to make a peanut butter and using this to "glue" the sheet to the stringers and hull.
+Weight the deck down while the expoy hardens
+Few more layers of glass over the deck and tabbing up the hull 50mm or so to tie it all in. How many layers should i do? im thinking at least 3-4?
+Sand down any really high spots and try it make it even as possible
+Cover it with either a gel coat, flow coat or i reas about a non slip deck paint called KiwiGrip.
Whats the best epoxy to get
Where do i get it from
How much will i need. The deck surface area is about 3m2 ish.
what type of fibreglass do i get
Where from
I'll try to figure out pic up loading but its very similar to this older thread i found which has been good reading. Mine has a 120L in floor tank which has stringers up each side then one other between that and the outside edge of the boat.
Thanks in advance. I hope forums arent dead
https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/sea-nymph-gullwing-floor-stringer-replacement_topic124415_page4.html
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