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Chesapeake 17LT
Due to my stupidity, fillets were way too runny and sagged, leaving a giant mess of epoxy, sawdust and fiberglass tape in my hull... It's nasty.
My first time filleting ended up in a fail of epic proportions - I've had a very depressing day.
This is a potentially expensive lesson :(
Is there any way to salvage my hull or do I need to buy new wood and start over?
Is it possible to sand through it all and redo it?!? Is it worth it?!?
3 replies:
RE: fillets - epic fail
Wait! How long has it set? If it isn't rock hard, get a stiff putty knife and see what you can scrape off. A heat gun / hairdryer can also help soften it. If you can get under the tape, you might be able to pull a lot of it off and that is way easier than sanding once it is hard.
Good luck!
- Bob
RE: fillets - epic fail
Feeling a bit better today. Will use my random orbital sander and see what I can get off. On the plus side, the center chine epoxy is super thick and strong, due to the pooling effect :D
RE: fillets - epic fail
» Submitted by John, CLC - Fri, 8/14/09 » 9:46 AM
We've all been there.
Mount up some 60-grit and grind off the worst of the slag.
Then mix some thickened epoxy---closer to Creamy Jiff Peanut Butter this time---and create new fillets atop the bad ones. At worst the boat gets a little heavier but a little stronger.
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