On one side of my Mansfield I am working on, there is some rot and wood loss of the inwale where it meets the fiberglass hull - around the area of where the thwart attached. The rest of the inwale is in decent shape. I assume one option would be to replace the whole thing, another to replace a section.(which is difficult because on the this model there is yet another rail attached to the inside of the inwale - see picture) This inner rail is in great shape, but impossible to remove without damaging - so, I'd like to know if another option would be to use an Epoxy Resin w/Filler mix and just fill in the bad area. If I did this right, would it hold the thwart or yoke when reattached? If so, what kind of filler should I use? or what would you al do in this case?
Epoxy Resin w/Filler
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Roger Kugler
Enthusiastic about Wooden Canoes
I'll use epoxy when there is simply no other practical way to do a repair otherwise. I "think" I understand your problem and might I suggest a dutchman? If you can cleanly chisel out the bad wood and fit a new piece of wood to precisely fit, with epoxy, I think you will have a stronger, more pleasing repair that just epoxy filler.
Thanks. I may try that. If I do go with an epoxy filler - I would be using West System - would that be strong enough to drill and reattach the thwart? If so, which filler would you use?
Another thought I had was to attach another piece of wood, above the area on top of the rail for strength, and use that for attaching the thwart or yoke.
Yes? No?
Another thought I had was to attach another piece of wood, above the area on top of the rail for strength, and use that for attaching the thwart or yoke.
Yes? No?
Roger Kugler
Enthusiastic about Wooden Canoes
I think if you mix some wood flour for color and microfibers for strength you would have a good mix. WS 403 or 404 should work fine. If this fails, then you could add the block, but I'd try it without first.
RK
RK
