WHICH ADHESIVE

[Geoff BirdParticipant @geoffbird11926]

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

[Geoff BirdParticipant @geoffbird11926]

TIMBER TO FIBRE GLASS

[Colin BishopModerator @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

[Dr John BoothParticipant @drjohnbooth43899]

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

[David WooleyParticipant @davidwooley82563]

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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