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Hi all, quick update. Here are a few pictures of my first epoxy fillets. I took on board advice from the forum, got all of the items from East Coast Fibreglass and am quite pleased with the results... http://i1280.photobucket.com/albums/a496/pburrows2/IMG_0477_zps8a95d805.jpg http://i1280.photobucke...

Stephen Hawkins wrote:I would go two tone to break it up in there.

White at the sides and a coloured deck paint on the floor.

Just my thoughts.

Cheers

Nice idea, what sort of paint though?

Does it just brush on, and do you think it's hard wearing? Being thick sounds good.

Hi. I've finished stripping the knees ready for filleting, and have removed all old non slip and rubbed down the fibreglass hull. Now need to get ready to paint. What's the best paint to use? Ed suggested a white epoxy paint but I don't know much about this. I'll need to get a non slip grip underfoo...

What do you guys reckon about the best way to paint the hull inside? You can see the fibres and it doesn't look great, would you use normal paint? Ed gave me some tips on doing this but wondered if anyone else has done similar?

Thanks all. I will keep it simple and see how it goes. I will have stripped and sanded all of the knees by the end of tomorrow. They're looking ok now, much better than before. Will also finish cleaning the inside of the hull ready to paint.

JimC wrote:

kfz wrote:Epoxy, Full thickness

use microfibres so its strong, and silica so it stays where its put!

Thanks, do you mix microfibres AND silica into the epoxy? So essentially use the both as fillers mixed in together?

Michael Brigg wrote:As long as you use good fendering, avoid boats on Starboard tack and drifting sideways into pontoons and the like you shouldn't have any problems.

Ha ha, thanks Michael good advice

Hi, thanks to all that have helped with advice so far. I've been stripping resin from 8 knees on my enterprise in preparation to re-strengthen with fillets, but have a problem with the last one. The starboard forward knee is not at all attached to the hull. I've pulled all of the glass rovings to ex...

Hi Kev I've just got the post out. I split the softened wood that was the foot with a chisel and took this away. I could then twist and turn the post to free it. It was screwed in from above, the screw head is below the mast step so I can't unscrew the screw from above. Do you think I should cut off...

Yes I'm going to have a go at my first filleting on this boat soon. Just need to finish stripping resin. I've been looking at the existing post. I don't think I have the skill or tools (router ?) to get the profile exactly the same. Anyone have any ideas how to get the mast support post free at the ...

How would you fix the new base to the grp hull?

Hi Peter. Do you mean cut the support in half? I can't get the support out because its fixed somehow at the top. I can't get it out hence this thread that I started

Yeah it's ok. Just needs cleaning up but I thought the compression post might be jointed into it or something. Seems it isn't

I've been burning and scraping off the black tar like non slip from the hull, I've almost got it all off now. The mast compression post is seated in a wooden block that had been covered with glass and resin, then painted over. Problem is that water had got into the block of wood that supports the co...