I have a MR Malecite from 92 which I bought used in 2002 and it was pretty hard to look at back then. Of course I used it hard, rode hard put away wet story, so it was finally time to bring it into the shop for a much needed rebuild. Without going into a lot of detail about certain parts of the rebuild I replaced the gunwales, thwarts and rebuilt the seats. What was left was the V on the hull which was worn through in many spots and despite some early attempts at patches it was just plain fugely!
So now come's along Dynel Sleeve, thanks Mr. McCrea and I purchase some...OK...14 yards of it from Sweets Composites! Yup, that's a lot but the price was cheap!
Yup, for the price I order 14 yards...something like 40 feet or so. Maybe overkill but for the price and knowing I'll be using it for other stuff, yeah well worth it.
The smaller section is 16'6" which what I needed to cover the V. Doesn't look like much!
So this is what I was trying to cover although I had done previous attempts with Carbon Fiber and Dynel cloth from years ago and then just going into denial about the condition of the bottom for a few years...yeah, I'm sure none of you have done that!
This is just one section and some of the stem areas were much worse. I'm not kind to my boats and use them hard but in later years have taken to taking care of them so they last long enough for me to buried in at least one by Gawd or at least a Viking funeral!
So after spending more time than I wanted to spend taping and hanging newspaper for the drips I know are coming because I'm a sloppy boat repairer I got down to it. I wrapped the Dynel Sleeve around a popsicle stick so I could do a section at time brushing out a 2-3" section of resin and then lining the sleeve onto it and then top coating it with more resin...ummm...a lot and then moving on to the next section until I got to the ends where the stems were and stopped there.
Using a roller I babysat for about 3 + hours to get the air out and the edges down as smooth as I could. Do you know how many beers this takes? I do! The curve of the stems would be a separate step for the next day.
I had to cut the peel ply into sections and applied it as I did a section at a time. Since I'm used West System 105/206 mix I did have a longer working time so wasn't too worried about the resin setting up before I finished.
Another view.
This picture is from the next day as I pulled the peel ply. Now speaking of that I have heard fairy tales about a peel ply tape. If that even exists and someone knows about it I would gladly buy them a steak dinner and a case of their favorite beer for that knowledge. I love peel ply for what it does but hate and I do mean hate cutting the dang stuff!
I'll add the next part soon on this process but will say for what I'm doing this Dynel Sleeve fit the bill to a T. Oh, and as a disclaimer I have never attempted this before but I'm pleased to say it did turn out better than I expected!
Doug
So now come's along Dynel Sleeve, thanks Mr. McCrea and I purchase some...OK...14 yards of it from Sweets Composites! Yup, that's a lot but the price was cheap!
Yup, for the price I order 14 yards...something like 40 feet or so. Maybe overkill but for the price and knowing I'll be using it for other stuff, yeah well worth it.
The smaller section is 16'6" which what I needed to cover the V. Doesn't look like much!
So this is what I was trying to cover although I had done previous attempts with Carbon Fiber and Dynel cloth from years ago and then just going into denial about the condition of the bottom for a few years...yeah, I'm sure none of you have done that!
This is just one section and some of the stem areas were much worse. I'm not kind to my boats and use them hard but in later years have taken to taking care of them so they last long enough for me to buried in at least one by Gawd or at least a Viking funeral!
So after spending more time than I wanted to spend taping and hanging newspaper for the drips I know are coming because I'm a sloppy boat repairer I got down to it. I wrapped the Dynel Sleeve around a popsicle stick so I could do a section at time brushing out a 2-3" section of resin and then lining the sleeve onto it and then top coating it with more resin...ummm...a lot and then moving on to the next section until I got to the ends where the stems were and stopped there.
Using a roller I babysat for about 3 + hours to get the air out and the edges down as smooth as I could. Do you know how many beers this takes? I do! The curve of the stems would be a separate step for the next day.
I had to cut the peel ply into sections and applied it as I did a section at a time. Since I'm used West System 105/206 mix I did have a longer working time so wasn't too worried about the resin setting up before I finished.
Another view.
This picture is from the next day as I pulled the peel ply. Now speaking of that I have heard fairy tales about a peel ply tape. If that even exists and someone knows about it I would gladly buy them a steak dinner and a case of their favorite beer for that knowledge. I love peel ply for what it does but hate and I do mean hate cutting the dang stuff!
I'll add the next part soon on this process but will say for what I'm doing this Dynel Sleeve fit the bill to a T. Oh, and as a disclaimer I have never attempted this before but I'm pleased to say it did turn out better than I expected!
Doug
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