The boat has lead a long life and the owner just wants to get a few more summer sails off the beach on a lake in Michigan. To keep it above the waves, we needed to refasten about 6 linear feet of the joint.
On a similar repair to this we used thickened epoxy. But the length of this one made me think 3M 5200 was in order. It appeared that the initial bonding of the hull to deck in these old Lasers was with just the laminating resin (ester based not epoxy).
The 5200 took a while to cure in the cooler temps, but after a week and some sprits of water to help with it's water curing properties, it set up. It is now the strongest part of this hull for sure.
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| Also a nice curvy and slippery hull. 944! |
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