I used a skill saw and a roto-zip with a ceramic blade to cut the outer skin. I then used a pry bar to remove the skin and a chisel and hammer for the core. The skin does not always come off whole. It depends on the degree of lamination or delimination. I think you have stronger hull if you use new biaxial cloth to replace the outer skin. I use 2 layers of 3/4oz cloth with mat attached. In hind site I problaby should have use a light cloth for the second layer. It on the verge of being to thick. The inner hull maintains the shape, I should have made a few templates before I began to make the fairing job easier.
The cabin floor is screwed and glued to the fiberglass, making it virtually impossible to remove in one piece. I ended up cutting, through the first layer of glass and taking the whole section out.
Originally posted by Rhapsody #348:
Jason & John - for areas where you need to recore from the outside, can you cut out sections of the outer skin with a dremel tool or router and pull the skin off? Once the skin is off, then is it possible to recore and reuse the cleaned up skin sections to minimize the amount of fairing you have to do? How do you get the original hull form and keep it symmetrical port / stbd?
On removing the sole - how do you do this so it can be reused with minimum damage?
I'm so close to getting in the water and the bottom looks awesome after spraying VC Offshore last night. I started wet sanding tonight. What a bummer if I need to rip open this baby next fall.....
