The Re-Birth of an Apache Scout
01-21-2012, 11:41 PM
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After the Superbowl, I conned a friend to help set in the cockpit part I cut out to get to the stringers. Seeing this in place was a great achievement. It really felt like I rounded the corner. Unfortunately, we were still getting a lot of snow. I had to give up a day to dig out the driveway...
01-21-2012, 11:46 PM
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The first image shows how the results of the mold sagging when filling in the outboard cut out... I wasn't happy about that but kind of was regrouping on the next steps to take..
01-21-2012, 11:52 PM
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Those burred out stress cracks look pretty deep. Would you not need a little glass fiber in there or do just fill it all in with epoxy filler?...........I know epoxy (west system) doesn't come cheap........check out www.aeromarineproducts.com I here good things about it. I've been using systems three @ $127 for the 1-1/2 gal. set...............Aero is $85........what havee you been paying?
Those burred out stress cracks look pretty deep. Would you not need a little glass fiber in there or do just fill it all in with epoxy filler?...........I know epoxy (west system) doesn't come cheap........check out www.aeromarineproducts.com I here good things about it. I've been using systems three @ $127 for the 1-1/2 gal. set...............Aero is $85........what havee you been paying?
01-21-2012, 11:53 PM
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Once the cockpit was fitted to be re glassed in, I had to make sure the removable floor would fit back in. With much amazement, it was good to go.. The next step was to glass it in. I believe I glassed in 3 layers in on the bottom, then filler, and then 3 layers of glass on top. It was pretty straightforward.
01-21-2012, 11:58 PM
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Those burred out stress cracks look pretty deep. Would you not need a little glass fiber in there or do just fill it all in with epoxy filler?...........I know epoxy (west system) doesn't come cheap........check out www.aeromarineproducts.com I here good things about it. I've been using systems three @ $127 for the 1-1/2 gal. set...............Aero is $85........what havee you been paying?
Those burred out stress cracks look pretty deep. Would you not need a little glass fiber in there or do just fill it all in with epoxy filler?...........I know epoxy (west system) doesn't come cheap........check out www.aeromarineproducts.com I here good things about it. I've been using systems three @ $127 for the 1-1/2 gal. set...............Aero is $85........what havee you been paying?
http://www.uscomposites.com/epoxy.html
01-22-2012, 12:00 AM
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