The first layer of bog.

Not pretty yet but I want good saturation and make sure it filled all the cracks and voids.

The next step would be the outside skin after the repair is fared out. In my case that will be a week or two as I go back to working on faring the keel and taping out the seam where hulls join. I will tape it out with one 4" strip of 200 gram carbon and then a layer of the lightest Kevlar cloth I can find locally to cover the keel area that will be exposed directly to the beach. Next a layer of E-glass (white) fiber glass cloth so I can sand and fare as Kevlar does not sand well it balls up and frays. The Kevlar is for preventing punctures from any sharp objects or rocks when beaching. Once that is completed I will do the normal lay-up of two layer of carbon and one layer of E-glass for the outer skin.

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Mike Shappell
www.themanshed.com
TMS-20 Builder
G-Cat 5.7 - Current Boat
NACRA 5.2 - early 70's