Death of a hull

[Jeepers]

thanks pirahna thats what I thought. not to bash anyone but strenghting a SV27 hull with epoxy just doesnt seem like a good fix to me, but if it has worked for you guys then I guess it works.:D in my experience the aquqcraft hulls are thin and have been told that they use polyester resin ( could have been misinformed though) as i converted an Miss Vegas with a neu 1521 1.5d 18 cells the torque of the motor really flexs the hull resulting in cracks around motor area & stuffing tube, so I repaired cracks by cuttind in to them and fillin with with a mixture of resin and glass cloth, then laminating another layer of glass over the hull after sanding area with 40 grit resulting in a much stronger repair. yes it time consuming but results are much nicer. Just my opinion!:)
Sean

[SJFE]

Sounds like you are doing the right thing Sean. I would love to use resin. I really don't know what exaclty to use or where to buy it. Another problem I have is the work space. It's in my kitchen. So the fumes are a problem. Working in the house is one of the reasons I use Devcon. No odor. If you can please point me in the direction of the resin you use I will give it a shot.
Thanks,
Tom

[Jeepers]

SJFE, I just took the hull down to the local automotive paint supply shop and they pointed me in the direction of what to use, thats when the told me that stuff about using compatible resin to repair damage like that, I apologize that I dont remember the name of the stuff i used though but I am sure one of those places could point you in the direction. I had to special order a small quanity as they mostly carry 1 gallon cans & i didnt need that much. I used the devcon on my dark horse mono when I crashed it last year in to a concret wall, splitting the nose as I figured it was epoxy glass hull that stuff should work & its held up fine so far! I just thought you guys would like a differnt approach on how to repair the SV hulls, thats all:) hehe! I feel your pain working in the kitchen, (apartment) and my 2nd bedroom is full of other boat projects! I just need to get a house, with big garage! :D