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Engine Shroud Refurbishment, There's a hole in my boat |
DennisV |
Oct 1 2022, 07:54 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 490 Joined: 8-August 20 From: Santa Rosa, CA Member No.: 24,575 Region Association: Northern California |
Does anyone have first-hand experience refurbishing their engine shroud that they can share? Best practices? Lessons learned?
I bought the best (err only) original engine shroud that I could find that I think is correct for our engine. Thanks for the guidance on that. It might work as is, but it could sure use some help. Faded. Cracks. Etc. I've done some searching, but the best resources I've found so far are boat repair videos. |
Retroracer |
Oct 4 2022, 01:16 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 616 Joined: 7-July 13 From: Bend OR Member No.: 16,100 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
RE: "I have never tried to rivet fiberglass before. Will I have trouble getting a tight fit without damaging it? It has been a long time time I had to rivet anything, but I seem to recall it wants to sandwich the material quite firmly before snapping off."
McMaster Carr sell some rivets intended for fiberglass; I bought a pack and they work well. They are aluminum, and the "inside" end is quite deep and deforms in a more graceful way so as not to unduly stress the material being clamped. FWIW, - Tony |
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