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Bjornas posted 04-12-2009 03:25 PM ET (US)
Hi all,
I am refinishing the bow cover on my 1975 11 foot whaler, it is of the laminate variety. About 10 minutes into sanding with a random orbital I had sanded through to the next layer of laminate on two spots. Needless to say it looks awful as the next layer is not like the first. The cover is in really good shape minus this new defect. Should I fish and cut bait and make a new one? Or can this situation be salvaged? The boat has all the original pieces so I was hoping to keep the set 100% original.
Any insight is appreciated.
R T M posted 04-12-2009 10:15 PM ET (US)
Apparently the hatch cover(bow cover is plywood) The first laminate of mahogany plywood is always very thin. I`m not familiar with the hatch cover for 11 footers, but if it is 12" or less wide, I would chuck it and buy a piece of Sapele(African mahogany) and make a new one. It would be solid wood. The lumber yard will finish plane it for you to 3/4", the thickness of the plywood hatch.
rich(Binkie)
dscew posted 04-12-2009 10:37 PM ET (US)
You could laminate a piece of mahogany veneer onto the ply you just sanded through. A good quality, non-water based contact cement would get good adherence, and many coats of Zspar varnish would make it last.
Bjornas posted 04-13-2009 01:14 AM ET (US)
Thanks Rich and DS,
I will follow up with the lumber yard to see if they have either available. That first layer is amazingly thin, I barely touched it.
R T M posted 04-13-2009 06:51 AM ET (US)
Yes, the surface veneers are amazingly thin. I did the same thing to a dresser top, I was sanding in preparation to varnishing. I barely touched the surface with my sander. I solved the problem by covering the spot with a lamp.
rich(Binkie)

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Author	Topic: Laminate bow cover for 11 footer
Bjornas	posted 04-12-2009 03:25 PM ET (US) Hi all, I am refinishing the bow cover on my 1975 11 foot whaler, it is of the laminate variety. About 10 minutes into sanding with a random orbital I had sanded through to the next layer of laminate on two spots. Needless to say it looks awful as the next layer is not like the first. The cover is in really good shape minus this new defect. Should I fish and cut bait and make a new one? Or can this situation be salvaged? The boat has all the original pieces so I was hoping to keep the set 100% original. Any insight is appreciated.
R T M	posted 04-12-2009 10:15 PM ET (US) Apparently the hatch cover(bow cover is plywood) The first laminate of mahogany plywood is always very thin. I`m not familiar with the hatch cover for 11 footers, but if it is 12" or less wide, I would chuck it and buy a piece of Sapele(African mahogany) and make a new one. It would be solid wood. The lumber yard will finish plane it for you to 3/4", the thickness of the plywood hatch. rich(Binkie)
dscew	posted 04-12-2009 10:37 PM ET (US) You could laminate a piece of mahogany veneer onto the ply you just sanded through. A good quality, non-water based contact cement would get good adherence, and many coats of Zspar varnish would make it last.
Bjornas	posted 04-13-2009 01:14 AM ET (US) Thanks Rich and DS, I will follow up with the lumber yard to see if they have either available. That first layer is amazingly thin, I barely touched it.
R T M	posted 04-13-2009 06:51 AM ET (US) Yes, the surface veneers are amazingly thin. I did the same thing to a dresser top, I was sanding in preparation to varnishing. I barely touched the surface with my sander. I solved the problem by covering the spot with a lamp. rich(Binkie)