rebuilding the foredeck

[jemicha]

I thought I would share a picture of the progress on our 1969 E26 renovation. We dug out the old, mostly rotten balsa core and replaced it with marine plywood. The plan for the next few days is to get some fibreglass back on it and then put the original top skin back in place.

Michael.

 

[vanfuego]

foredeck glass work

Impressive. Thats quite an undertaking. Will you bag and vacuum seal the old skin to adhere it? I too have some work similar to yours that needs to be done, only its on the transom. good on ya.....

 

[jemicha]

I will be using a different kind of bag to get the old skin to adhere. A bag of sand, or rather, many bags of sand. I think the weight of the sand will be enough to get the old skin to bond, the under side is good and rough and if I get it on while the epoxy underneath is still 'green' it should form a nice chemical bond.

I will post more pictures as I progress, I just wish it would stop raining here! It's July for goodness sakes.

Michael.