https://www.boat-renovation.com/members/fergal-b/activity/ Activity feed for Fergal Butler. Sun, 20 Sep 2026 17:31:13 +0100 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-GB 30 hourly 2 ffbc400b488e6bf4617310e8b7d3f343 https://www.boat-renovation.com/forums/topic/finding-a-void-in-a-plywood-constructed-boat/#post-3629 Thu, 01 Jun 2017 09:46:34 +0100 Just saw your photo and I would not be happy with that it looks like very loosely packed softwood a good marine plywood should look more like this.

]]> 0 11aa156336d118389484b86ff02fda06 https://www.boat-renovation.com/forums/topic/finding-a-void-in-a-plywood-constructed-boat/#post-3628 Thu, 01 Jun 2017 09:32:55 +0100 I think I would sand down to the void and around it then build it back up with layers of fibreglass cloth. You could try finding the top of the void then drill two holes halfway into the plywood and fill up through one hole with epoxy if your still not 100% cut a bit of plywood and epoxy it over the panel. You should be able to get marine ply in…[Read more]

]]> 0 2fa06d89414ae2b148938e0497dfd8a8 https://www.boat-renovation.com/activitysteam/p/227/ Mon, 06 Feb 2017 16:27:07 +0000 0 0a07639d3746aff5ad21b66e7184ee9f https://www.boat-renovation.com/forums/topic/epoxy-or-polyester/#post-2520 Mon, 06 Feb 2017 10:07:51 +0000 Just my two cent’s worth if you are new to working with these I would go with epoxy you will get a stronger bond with the wood and more time to work with it, polyester can go off very quick and if you are not used to working with it you might end up in a mess. I use a lot of “west systems” epoxy it is more expensive but for the size of a canoe it…[Read more]

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