Small gap between laps.

[rregge]

I am building an Iain Oughtred design 18' Arctic Tern.

I am working on the planking and just found a small gap in a previously glued plywood lap. :eek: :eek: :eek: Very narrow and 1/4-3/8" long. Now what do I do. My first thought is to inject epoxy into the gap (can't clamp it). Any ideas?

Lots of fun otherwise.

Russell

[ 04-14-2004, 10:26 PM: Message edited by: rregge ]

[JimConlin]

Shooting a runny epoxy goo into the seam will solve the problem. If the boat is to be varnished, i'd fuss a bit with microballoons or sanding dust to try to get the color close. If the gap is too narrow for the goo to flow into, you might open it out a bit with a small saw.
The WEST system syringes have a nice fine tip and do this job very well.

[NormMessinger]

That's what I would do. Work thickened epoxy into the crack. After the boat is painted nobody but 8000 of your friends on The Forum will ever know.

[Paul Scheuer]

Any idea why ? Did you miss a spot or a clamp? Or did the glue fail?

If you think you need a clamp, you could make a very special purpose, large wooden "C" clamp.

[JimConlin]

I've gotten gaps in glued lapstrake seams when i had a moment of inattention when planing a plank bevel. Easily fixed. No harm, no foul.

[sawcutmill]

Try using a sheet rock screw, course thread, and a backer block of soft wood, screw into prescribed area w/ as many screws as it takes, the unscrew apply epoxy, and rescrew as above,let set up and then remove after 24 hours.fixed?

[Jess Potter]

How about making one of those wood clamps like the vikings used really long u shaped piece of wood? The name escapes me. A thought anyways. Jess