Wooden Boat Restoration Repair - WEST SYSTEM Epoxy

Figure 4-10 Bond new floors and blocking to the keels and
frames.
9. Fill the wet-out holes half full of thickened epoxy/404 or 406 Filler. Apply thickened
epoxy to the threaded rod, filling the threads.
10. Push the coated rod to the bottom of the filled hole (Figure 4-11). Fill the holes to the
top as necessary. Clean up excess epoxy before it cures.
4.6.2 Reinstalling garboards
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Figure 4-11 Bond threaded rod through the blocking and at least
3" into the keel.
The keel, floors and frames are now permanently tied together with epoxy and
threaded rods. With this completed, bond the planking removed earlier to the keel and
frames:
1. Prepare the planking and frames for bonding. Remove all old paint or varnish. Sand
the areas to be bonded to expose new wood fiber.
2. Dry fit the planks to the hull. Drill new holes for screws if the old ones don’t align. Be
sure you have enough clamps to draw the planks to the frames.
Figure 4-12 Bond the garboard back into position next to the keel.
Toughened G/flex 655 Epoxy Adhesive is well suited for this type of joint.
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