[Rhodes22-list] Tiller Repair Question

[Wally Buck]

Rummy,

The split is between the two middle layers and is very narrow and about 8 
inches long. You can see a very small amount of day light. The syringe is a 
pain to clean and will not help unless I drill holes in split. I may try a 
screw with epoxy and then varnish.

These tillers are realy nice looking!

Wally






>From: "John Tonjes" <johntonjes@earthlink.net>
>Reply-To: johntonjes@earthlink.net,The Rhodes 22 mail list 
><rhodes22-list@rhodes22.org>
>To: "The Rhodes 22 mail list" <rhodes22-list@rhodes22.org>
>Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Tiller Repair Question
>Date: Mon, 17 Mar 2003 10:03:29 -0500
>
>Wally,
>If the crack is really this small and it doesn't affect the strength of the
>tiller, I would simply sand it smooth and varnish over it. Varnish will
>fill the gap and as you layer over it, it should almost disappear,
>especially since it's on the bottom. I used Razz's method of varnishing
>using a thinned out Varnish for the first two coats, sanding before every
>new coat. I recently put 12 layers on a used tiller handle and it came out
>really nice. Should last a long time.
>If the crack is structural, or you think it might widen, I'd drill a small
>hole, fill with epoxy and then install a small brass screw. The epoxy will
>prevent the screw from ever trying to back out. Then sand a varnish. I
>suggest brass because it will blend in really well with the varnish and
>would not be noticeable.
>
>Rummy
>
>
> > [Original Message]
> > From: Wally Buck <tnrhodey@hotmail.com>
> > To: <rhodes22-list@rhodes22.org>
> > Date: 3/17/2003 8:12:26 AM
> > Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Tiller Repair Question
> >
> > The guy I purchased my boat from had painted resin or epoxy on the 
>tiller
> > handle. It looks like crap and it is peeling and turning yellow. Also 
>two
>of
> > the wood layers are separating. I wanted to sail last year so I put off
> > tiller repairs until Spring.
> >
> > Now that warm weather has arrived I can start hitting it with varnish. I
> > sanded down to bare wood yesterday and the tiller looks great. I have
>about
> > a 8 inch split in between two of the layers of wood. I am sure this is
>why
> > the PO applied epoxy coat. The job was not done properly and I want to
> > reseal the split area.
> >
> > The gap is very small and it will be hard to fill in the space with
>epoxy. I
> > think this is what the PO tried but he wasn't able to seal it off. He
>only
> > epoxied the outer edge and it separated after time. I want to try and
>epoxy
> > the inside of the split and then clamp the tiller until epoxy sets. I 
>was
> > also thinking of using a screw(s) from the bottom of the tiller to help
>draw
> > the wood together. I will then varnish with several coats of Z Spar.
> >
> > Is there a better way to do this repair? I was really surprised to find
>out
> > how nice the wood looked under all that opaque epoxy.
> >
> > Thanks for any suggestions or tips!
> >
> > Wally
> >
> >
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