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  • 17 August 2013 at 19:50 #43102
    Brian Muir
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      I have fitted the hull panels (and due to bodged frame lining up) they have some small gaps at the joins.

      How to seal off the hull and provide a smooth surface for painting? Forum suggestions are epoxy, thinned wood filler or fibre glass resin?

      Any recommendations please….

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      17 August 2013 at 19:50 #2297
      Brian Muir
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        17 August 2013 at 20:12 #43105
        Bob Abell 2
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          @bobabell2

          Hello Brian

          Use P38 Filler from Halfords……Perfect for this job!

          Bob

          18 August 2013 at 11:28 #43123
          Brian Muir
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            @brianmuir84327

            Thanks Bob, is this just for the gaps, or can it be used to cover the whole hull? Do I need to cover the ply hull panels, or will a primer and several coats of paint do the job?

            18 August 2013 at 12:15 #43124
            Paul T
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              @pault84577

              Hello Brian

              This might help you out

              **LINK**

              All the best

              Paul

              18 August 2013 at 17:04 #43128
              Brian Muir
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                @brianmuir84327

                Thanks Paul, excellent info, but will I ever have the patience to follow that process…. I'll just have to try

                Cheers, B

                18 August 2013 at 17:16 #43129
                Paul T
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                  @pault84577

                  Hello Brian

                  Glad you liked it.

                  Following the process is self fulfilling as the more you do …the better the finish.

                  Paul

                  19 August 2013 at 20:44 #43144
                  LARRY WHETTON
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                    @larrywhetton68737

                    Hello Brian,

                    Had look at your build problem ,

                    Is to late to go back to bulk head line up..?.. and is the deck fixed down …?…

                    laying down keel and frames have let you down ,

                    if the deck as not been fixed you could try and ease of hull ply and try insert shims or lay second bulk head , the build is quite fair , so if you use the filler method go easy with the sander , you might make your ply skin a little thin, i allways give my hull inside a coat of F/G resin, makes for a strong hull, hope this helps cheers Larry..

                    22 August 2013 at 15:54 #43194
                    Brian Muir
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                      @brianmuir84327

                      Thanks Larry, as this is my "rough" prototype to work out these problems, I'm not going to go back that far. I ahve used wood filler ( which I had in the shed) and filled gaps and built up some depressions.

                      I then sanded the hull and applied a primer, anded and primed again, then I have applied 3 coats of gloss type paint.

                      I tried the hull in a wheelbarrow full of water and it stayed dry inside for the 30 mins it was in there.

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