Wooden Boat Restoration Repair - WEST SYSTEM Epoxy
Wooden Boat Restoration Repair - WEST SYSTEM Epoxy
Wooden Boat Restoration Repair - WEST SYSTEM Epoxy
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TableofContents<br />
1 Introduction<br />
1.1 Assessing the feasibility of repair and restoration . . . . 2<br />
1.2 Why wooden boats fail . . . . . . . . . . 4<br />
1.3 <strong>WEST</strong> <strong>SYSTEM</strong> ® epoxy for wooden boat repair . . . . . 5<br />
1.4 Key steps in repair and restoration . . . . . . . . 6<br />
2 Inspecting and Evaluating<br />
2.1 Understanding the Structure . . . . . . . . . 8<br />
2.2 Inspecting and locating damaged areas . . . . . . 11<br />
3 <strong>Repair</strong>ing Localized Dry Rot<br />
2.1 Excavate and fill . . . . . . . . . . . . 13<br />
2.2 Drilling and filling . . . . . . . . . . . 15<br />
2.3 Reinforcing . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16<br />
4 <strong>Repair</strong>ing the Structural Framework<br />
3.1 Laminating beams, frames and stems . . . . . . . 17<br />
3.2 Removal and replacement of frames . . . . . . . 19<br />
3.3 Removing and replacing a damaged section . . . . . 20<br />
3.4 Installing sister frames or doublers . . . . . . . 21<br />
3.5 Joint repairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22<br />
3.6 <strong>Repair</strong>ing garboards . . . . . . . . . . . 22<br />
3.7 Keel repair . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25<br />
5 <strong>Repair</strong>ing Hull and Deck Planking<br />
4.1 Carvel planked hulls and laid plank decks . . . . . . 27<br />
4.2 Lapstrake Planked Hulls . . . . . . . . . . 32<br />
4.3 Plywood hulls and decks . . . . . . . . . . 33<br />
4.4 Molded or laminated veneer repairs . . . . . . . 37<br />
4.5 Installing a teak veneer deck . . . . . . . . . 41
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