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    Geoff Bird
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      Hello Folks. Which adhesive should I use for attaching timber rubbing strakes to a fibre glass hull. Geoff

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      Geoff Bird
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        TIMBER TO FIBRE GLASS

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        Colin Bishop
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          @colinbishop34627
          A good epoxy resin should do the job but whatever you use be sure to abrade the area where the wood will attach as, once it has cured ,any bond to glassfibre will essentially be a mechanical one.
           
          Colin
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          Dr John Booth
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            Hi Geoff
             
            As Colin says any good epoxy such as Araldite is perfect for the job, is there any way that you could get a mechanical fix, like a screw, into the rubbing strakes from inside the hull as this will help the glue to stay bonded to both surfaces.
             
            John
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            David Wooley
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              The method  that has been quite useful  is to “pin”  the strake to the hull.
              then bond the pins into place within the hull . You could drill a  a series of small holes into the back of the timber strake , insert the pins and locate them to the hull .bonding with fibre glass or epoxy  resin.  This gives a strong an durable fix.
              Dave Wooley
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