I have a 73 Starcraft fiberglass boat on which the bow eye was beginning to
pull through. Upon further inspection I found that the wood on the inside of
the hull had disintegrated. I removed the fiberglass covering where the wood
used to be and removed all the wood particles. There is no more wood in the
area.

I intended to repair it by making a new piece of wood approximately the same
dimensions as the old one then fiberglassing over it before attaching the
bow eye.

Do I need to put fiberglass resin, epoxy or sealant between the new wood and
the inside of the hull? Should I fiberglass over the new wood before
bolting the eye on or after? Any other suggestions?

Thanks
Mike

Epoxy is always better than fiberglass resin. It is a lot less water
permeable but costs more. Epoxy the wood to the hull. Glass over the wood
with cloth and more epoxy. Drill the holes a little big. Coat the inside
of the holes with more epoxy. Use a good bedding compound when you put the
hardware back on, not silicon.

"Mike" wrote in message
...
I have a 73 Starcraft fiberglass boat on which the bow eye was beginning
to
pull through. Upon further inspection I found that the wood on the inside
of
the hull had disintegrated. I removed the fiberglass covering where the
wood
used to be and removed all the wood particles. There is no more wood in
the
area.

I intended to repair it by making a new piece of wood approximately the
same
dimensions as the old one then fiberglassing over it before attaching the
bow eye.

Do I need to put fiberglass resin, epoxy or sealant between the new wood
and
the inside of the hull? Should I fiberglass over the new wood before
bolting the eye on or after? Any other suggestions?

Thanks
Mike

Is the bedding compound something I can just ask for or is it a generic
term?

Mike


"Lawrence James" wrote in message
k.net...
Epoxy is always better than fiberglass resin. It is a lot less water
permeable but costs more. Epoxy the wood to the hull. Glass over the
wood
with cloth and more epoxy. Drill the holes a little big. Coat the inside
of the holes with more epoxy. Use a good bedding compound when you put
the
hardware back on, not silicon.

"Mike" wrote in message
...
I have a 73 Starcraft fiberglass boat on which the bow eye was beginning
to
pull through. Upon further inspection I found that the wood on the
inside
of
the hull had disintegrated. I removed the fiberglass covering where the
wood
used to be and removed all the wood particles. There is no more wood in
the
area.

I intended to repair it by making a new piece of wood approximately the
same
dimensions as the old one then fiberglassing over it before attaching
the
bow eye.

Do I need to put fiberglass resin, epoxy or sealant between the new wood
and
the inside of the hull? Should I fiberglass over the new wood before
bolting the eye on or after? Any other suggestions?

Thanks
Mike

It's a generic term. You can ask for some at the boat store.

"Mike" wrote in message
...
Is the bedding compound something I can just ask for or is it a generic
term?

Mike


"Lawrence James" wrote in message
k.net...
Epoxy is always better than fiberglass resin. It is a lot less water
permeable but costs more. Epoxy the wood to the hull. Glass over the
wood
with cloth and more epoxy. Drill the holes a little big. Coat the
inside
of the holes with more epoxy. Use a good bedding compound when you put
the
hardware back on, not silicon.

"Mike" wrote in message
...
I have a 73 Starcraft fiberglass boat on which the bow eye was
beginning
to
pull through. Upon further inspection I found that the wood on the
inside
of
the hull had disintegrated. I removed the fiberglass covering where
the
wood
used to be and removed all the wood particles. There is no more wood
in
the
area.

I intended to repair it by making a new piece of wood approximately
the
same
dimensions as the old one then fiberglassing over it before attaching
the
bow eye.

Do I need to put fiberglass resin, epoxy or sealant between the new
wood
and
the inside of the hull? Should I fiberglass over the new wood before
bolting the eye on or after? Any other suggestions?

Thanks
Mike

Subject: Bow Eye Repair
From: "Mike"

I intended to repair it by making a new piece of wood approximately the same
dimensions as the old one then fiberglassing over it before attaching the
bow eye.

Why not use plate aluminum and never worry about it again?

People sleep peacefully in their beds at night because rough men stand ready to
do violence on their behalf......George Orwell.

Last two questions...I think. Would I put the bedding compound just around
where the holes will be on the wood then epoxy it into place on the hull? Is
a treated 2x4 suitable for this repair or do I need a different kind of
wood?

Thanks again.


"Lawrence James" wrote in message
news
It's a generic term. You can ask for some at the boat store.

"Mike" wrote in message
...
Is the bedding compound something I can just ask for or is it a generic
term?

Mike


"Lawrence James" wrote in message
k.net...
Epoxy is always better than fiberglass resin. It is a lot less water
permeable but costs more. Epoxy the wood to the hull. Glass over the
wood
with cloth and more epoxy. Drill the holes a little big. Coat the
inside
of the holes with more epoxy. Use a good bedding compound when you
put
the
hardware back on, not silicon.

"Mike" wrote in message
...
I have a 73 Starcraft fiberglass boat on which the bow eye was
beginning
to
pull through. Upon further inspection I found that the wood on the
inside
of
the hull had disintegrated. I removed the fiberglass covering where
the
wood
used to be and removed all the wood particles. There is no more wood
in
the
area.

I intended to repair it by making a new piece of wood approximately
the
same
dimensions as the old one then fiberglassing over it before
attaching
the
bow eye.

Do I need to put fiberglass resin, epoxy or sealant between the new
wood
and
the inside of the hull? Should I fiberglass over the new wood
before
bolting the eye on or after? Any other suggestions?

Thanks
Mike

I figured, for no reason in particular, that wood may absorb shock and
stress better, where a piece of metal may pass that to the hull.

Mike


"Mark Pilcher" wrote in message
...
Subject: Bow Eye Repair
From: "Mike"

I intended to repair it by making a new piece of wood approximately the
same
dimensions as the old one then fiberglassing over it before attaching the
bow eye.

Why not use plate aluminum and never worry about it again?

People sleep peacefully in their beds at night because rough men stand
ready to
do violence on their behalf......George Orwell.

The bedding compound goes on the outside where the hardware mounts. The bow
eye probably has a single plate with two holes. The bedding compound goes
between that plate and the outside of the hull. I use pressure treated wood
for this sort of thing myself but there are varying opinions on that.

The aluminum backing plate is also a reasonable solution but a little more
effort to fabricate.

"Mike" wrote in message
...
Last two questions...I think. Would I put the bedding compound just around
where the holes will be on the wood then epoxy it into place on the hull?
Is
a treated 2x4 suitable for this repair or do I need a different kind of
wood?

Thanks again.


"Lawrence James" wrote in message
news
It's a generic term. You can ask for some at the boat store.

"Mike" wrote in message
...
Is the bedding compound something I can just ask for or is it a
generic
term?

Mike


"Lawrence James" wrote in message
k.net...
Epoxy is always better than fiberglass resin. It is a lot less
water
permeable but costs more. Epoxy the wood to the hull. Glass over
the
wood
with cloth and more epoxy. Drill the holes a little big. Coat the
inside
of the holes with more epoxy. Use a good bedding compound when you
put
the
hardware back on, not silicon.

"Mike" wrote in message
...
I have a 73 Starcraft fiberglass boat on which the bow eye was
beginning
to
pull through. Upon further inspection I found that the wood on the
inside
of
the hull had disintegrated. I removed the fiberglass covering
where
the
wood
used to be and removed all the wood particles. There is no more
wood
in
the
area.

I intended to repair it by making a new piece of wood
approximately
the
same
dimensions as the old one then fiberglassing over it before
attaching
the
bow eye.

Do I need to put fiberglass resin, epoxy or sealant between the
new
wood
and
the inside of the hull? Should I fiberglass over the new wood
before
bolting the eye on or after? Any other suggestions?

Thanks
Mike

Thanks Lawrence.

Mike


"Lawrence James" wrote in message
k.net...
The bedding compound goes on the outside where the hardware mounts. The
bow
eye probably has a single plate with two holes. The bedding compound goes
between that plate and the outside of the hull. I use pressure treated
wood
for this sort of thing myself but there are varying opinions on that.

The aluminum backing plate is also a reasonable solution but a little more
effort to fabricate.

"Mike" wrote in message
...
Last two questions...I think. Would I put the bedding compound just
around
where the holes will be on the wood then epoxy it into place on the
hull?
Is
a treated 2x4 suitable for this repair or do I need a different kind of
wood?

Thanks again.


"Lawrence James" wrote in message
news
It's a generic term. You can ask for some at the boat store.

"Mike" wrote in message
...
Is the bedding compound something I can just ask for or is it a
generic
term?

Mike


"Lawrence James" wrote in
message
k.net...
Epoxy is always better than fiberglass resin. It is a lot less
water
permeable but costs more. Epoxy the wood to the hull. Glass over
the
wood
with cloth and more epoxy. Drill the holes a little big. Coat
the
inside
of the holes with more epoxy. Use a good bedding compound when
you
put
the
hardware back on, not silicon.

"Mike" wrote in message
...
I have a 73 Starcraft fiberglass boat on which the bow eye was
beginning
to
pull through. Upon further inspection I found that the wood on
the
inside
of
the hull had disintegrated. I removed the fiberglass covering
where
the
wood
used to be and removed all the wood particles. There is no more
wood
in
the
area.

I intended to repair it by making a new piece of wood
approximately
the
same
dimensions as the old one then fiberglassing over it before
attaching
the
bow eye.

Do I need to put fiberglass resin, epoxy or sealant between the
new
wood
and
the inside of the hull? Should I fiberglass over the new wood
before
bolting the eye on or after? Any other suggestions?

Thanks
Mike