10-22-2007, 08:03 PM
The epoxy project is not going well. The first time, I used Loctite Extreme. It lasted 3 days at F-Gorge. I was beaching the boat at Swim Beach, and I guess three days of overnite wave action took its toll.
OK, stuff happens. So I'll redo it.
This next time, I use Ace H-ware 5 minute quick set epoxy. Unlike the Loctite, which looked like silicone, this stuff looked like real epoxy: super thick and gooey. Took 20 minutes to set, with a full cure in 24 hours. Looked fantastic after 24 hours. I didn't think a bomb would budge it.
3 MINUTES into S-berry this weekend, and I'm "trolling" a x-ducer. 3 minutes! I can only assume the 47 degree water caused the surface tensions to contract; and off it came. Good thing I was still carrying the portable mount.
I have not looked at the boat where it was mounted , but the Cabelas x-ducer mount side is free of all epoxy, so I assume the dry epoxy stuck to the aluminum. I'll have to check that tonite.
I assume a problem with a long-set epoxy is I have to hold the mount by hand, firmly pressed against the transom, until it sets. And the 5 minute one took 20 minutes to set. I shudder at what a 50 minute set time would take.
Anyone got a reco on a good epoxy? Or am I back to drilling holes in the boat? Or maybe I should drill holes in the glued side of the mount so that the epoxy works its way in?
I'm getting tired of boat projects; I just want to fish!
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OK, stuff happens. So I'll redo it.
This next time, I use Ace H-ware 5 minute quick set epoxy. Unlike the Loctite, which looked like silicone, this stuff looked like real epoxy: super thick and gooey. Took 20 minutes to set, with a full cure in 24 hours. Looked fantastic after 24 hours. I didn't think a bomb would budge it.
3 MINUTES into S-berry this weekend, and I'm "trolling" a x-ducer. 3 minutes! I can only assume the 47 degree water caused the surface tensions to contract; and off it came. Good thing I was still carrying the portable mount.
I have not looked at the boat where it was mounted , but the Cabelas x-ducer mount side is free of all epoxy, so I assume the dry epoxy stuck to the aluminum. I'll have to check that tonite.
I assume a problem with a long-set epoxy is I have to hold the mount by hand, firmly pressed against the transom, until it sets. And the 5 minute one took 20 minutes to set. I shudder at what a 50 minute set time would take.
Anyone got a reco on a good epoxy? Or am I back to drilling holes in the boat? Or maybe I should drill holes in the glued side of the mount so that the epoxy works its way in?
I'm getting tired of boat projects; I just want to fish!
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