[Rhodes22-list] Bow Repair | NH

[Stephen Staum]

I fixed my '87 with a combination of fiberglass cloth and epoxy.  You can
get a kit from West Marine.  The cloth will give it much more strength.

*Thanks and Stay Well,*
*Stephen Staum*
*s/v Pinafore*

*Needham, MA*



On Thu, Mar 10, 2022 at 3:23 PM C. Robert Lester <
C.Robert.Lester at dartmouth.edu> wrote:

> Hello, Recommendations please for repair.
>
> At waterline on the "point" of the bow, our Rhodes collided into some
> shore, rocks in a storm.
> The damage was clear, once I pulled the boat out for winter storage.
>
> 1st-spot is 1.5x1"
> 2nd- spot is half the size of the 1st spot.
>
> Structurally the bow is sound.
> Is epoxy the best for repairing?
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Bob Lester
> Sunapee,NH
> ORION '84
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