Help with foothold instalation... Materials

CarFanatic

Fiberglassing Newb
Location
Cincinnati, OH
ok I"m about to order my footholds and turf. I decided to get wamiltons cyclones and turf kit. I decided to go with the kit, because this is my first time working with any of this stuff, and having the pieces precut I think will be much easier for me... Anyways I'm nervous about doing the glass work, I want it to be strong and not leak. I'd like to have a list of materials that I will need to do the job right. Do I need padding with the turf? I think the kit comes with some pad? Do I glue the pad down then the turf to the pad?

thanks for the help.
 

Phill

v Check out Little Matt_E
Location
Kennewick, WA
as far as the turff goes.....glue the pad down then the turff. Not real sure on the glass stuff.....try doing a search.....I know it has been talked about many times.
 

thegoldenboy

RN Surgery... soon
Location
Toronto
Things to get

1) Quart of Epoxy Resin
2) Fiberglass tape (3-4' width)
3) 12 or 17oz biaxial cloth
4) cheapo coarse haired burshes
5) Fiberglass roller (not necessary in this case)
6) Black Sharpie
7) Dremel with cutoff wheel (what I use to cut fiberglass (very precise but slow & stinky/fiber fires.
8) Screws & Drill
9) 2 part foam

Not sure where you can place them, its a bit tricky as each hold is different size, you can't cut too far forward due to the exhaust tube being in the way on the right side.

After you decide where they can go (look for pics of boats with those holds, or put them all the way at the back.

Trace Foothold Template
Cut out
Dig out foam
Test fit
Test fit again
Place hold in and pop a few screws into place (leave corner up to get foam back in)
Foam in behind keeping pressure on hold but relasing air pressure as it expands, tighten down screws is wanted.
Epoxy fiberglass tape to hold, lay over pre cut 12 oz and slap more resing on it (cover top of gunwhale to edge , and down into the tray)

Epoxy will dry fast so have everything preplanned
remove screws if you can, if you epoxied them in there, not really a bit deal I don't think as long as their sunken.

Roughen up dried epoxy, use DAP weldwood a laye on the hold and padding
Let Dry
Stick together and pound with pressure (rubber hammer, regular hammer and block of wood, fist, whatever...)
Put turf on teh same way.

Rip the ski a day later after contact cement is fully cured, drop the feet in those holds and :barrel:
 
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