filling holes

[Eyehooker]

Following info from search-- However have the following question?---1. after drilling out small screw holes to 1/2 I found that some were wet--- Can I fill if wet? 2. Direction say thicken with cabosil---what is cabosil ---Thanks

[Eyehooker]

No glass people on line

[SailCommodore]

Dig out the wet wood stuff. Use a small hooked tool and try to get most if not all. If you can't get it all from the bigger screw hole you drilled out, you have a wet core and the problem didn't come from the screw holes. You have a bigger problem.

Cabosil is one type of thickening agent for epoxy. Use the thickening "stuff" for whatever the product you plan to use. For West System they have a "filler" that is like a dry light fluffy flour. You mix it into the runny epoxy until it is thicker.

Some products like Marine-Tex have products that are pre-thickened.

[Eyehooker]

I thought I might have some problems --- however just had motor and tramson plate out--- the tramson hole was solid --put 3m 5200 on the edges before re installing transom plate

[Eyehooker]

I when a little crazy--- took a 4 hole saw and cut through outside of tramson--- found that wet area was not that big--- cut a plug out of marine plywood and glassed back in place-- now if i could figure out how to match the color of a 24 yr old boat

[katkt]

BW has some gel patch and color tubes. You mix the color before you add hardener. Make sure its compatable with epoxy.
You could mask off and paint the transom also.

[ChemGuy]

Dude- you need to chill. Remember, love the boat, be nice to the boat. No more 4" holes!

The next time you incounter a wet hole make a funnel out of aluminum foil that fits into the hole and blow some warm air from a heat gun through it until it drys out. Wait a couple of hours and if it is still dry you are good to go with your filling job. If it re-wets itself there is a good chance that portion of your boat has a wet core.

"Cabosil" is the brand name Cabbot Inc. uses for its fumed silica. West Systems calls it high density filler (I think). It is a very finely divided white powder that gets every where while working with it and can give you serious respritory problems if you breathe it. IMHO there is no substitute for it when making up epoxy for filling holes.

[rockn n rollin]

there is a very good product called marine tech. comes in white and grey. it is a puddy that you mix a small amount of resin with and at that point is easily workable.sands out very nice after it hardens using fine grit sandpaper. it is used by nearly all commercial fisherman along the coast for fast inexpensive repairs. the white nearly matches in color without gel coating or painting. when it dries it is there for the long haul and is hard as a rock. i know because i have used it myself. cost around 8 or 10 bucks for the small bottle and is very well worth every penny of it.hope this helps.

[Eyehooker]

ChemGuy Thanks for the tip on getting the wet out-- Was in Erie thursday and pickup some west system 406 Colloidal Silca adhesive filler---

[Eyehooker]

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