The curing of the penetrating epoxy takes a long time, if the cure criteria is that the solvent odor should be gone. After nearly two weeks I can still detect the solvent. I'll have to re-read the directions. I cleaned up the tape residue, which revealed more of the random gelcoat repairs by someone who didn't take the time to sand them smooth. I also took the chromed bronze rings off to make measurements for a possible replacement pair of dorades.
It is tempting to cut off the top of the...