Posted by ggalluppi on 12/21/14 - 5:41 PM
#1
I'm looking for some advice on how to go about filling a rather large hole in my thru my splash well. The hole is about 1 3/4 x 4" deep. The previous owner ran the drain tube for the bilge through it rather than just running it over the back. Since it's mostly foam and not structural I was considering using some spray insulation can foam from Home Depot but I'm not sure if I will be able to get polyester resin or gelcoat to stick to it. Or should I fill with a large dowel?
There's also another hole in the transom, you can see there was an 1 1/2" piece of PVC there (possibly for some sort of drain) that I removed. I'm not sure if I can use a dowel for this or just fill with some Evercoat 27 and fiberglass....any suggestions?
Thanks!
Drain Tube installed
http://i880.photobucket.com/albums/ac7/ggalluppi/Whaler/A47B1E1F-E36C-46B9-84D1-09D8A244BFC3_1.jpg
Holes to be filled (bilge splash well)
http://i880.photobucket.com/albums/ac7/ggalluppi/Whaler/528752C3-E281-4F18-B995-2E782E7BDE17.jpg
http://i880.photobucket.com/albums/ac7/ggalluppi/Whaler/CD2DB9E3-0980-49AF-9969-FC256A307C4E.jpg
Transom hole
http://i880.photobucket.com/albums/ac7/ggalluppi/Whaler/C19ABDDF-A457-4BD4-BFAC-2C93AD33176D.jpg
http://i880.photobucket.com/albums/ac7/ggalluppi/Whaler/ABB979D5-FC53-483F-92A4-C4D5815F0F44.jpg
Posted by Weatherly on 12/22/14 - 10:17 AM
#2
I just finished filling in holes in the transom area of my 1971 BW16 hull. First, I cut plugs (not dowels) from a scrap piece of pacific northwest fir of sufficient size to fill the hole. If the plugs were not long enough, I cut another plug(s) so I had enough wood to fill the hole. Then I wetted the area with water and glued the plug in place using gorilla glue. I like gorilla glue because it expanded into any voids. Then I used polyester resin to seal the hole; let it dry, sanded the area, and applied matching gelcoat. I have a photograph of the transom located on my website. If you have a hole that needs to be filled and it is less than 1/2 inch, you can use polyester resin mixed with cabosil.
Posted by ggalluppi on 12/22/14 - 11:45 AM
#3
Thanks Weatherly. That's exactly what I was planning on doing with the transom hole based on some other threads I read. I Just wasn't sure how to get the depth I needed... so you basically cut a couple of plugs and glued them together to make them fill the correct depth.
Any ideas for that splash well hole? There's nothing in there but foam so I don't really have anything for a plug or a dowel to stick too...
Posted by Weatherly on 12/23/14 - 5:43 AM
#6
I suggest you use polyester resin mixed with chopped or milled fiberglass to fill the splash well hole.