Hip-Block Installation
Instructions -
Part II
"Kevlar reinforcement"
8. You may have a small
gap under the flange and the underside of deck, where the flange overhangs
like this.
9. Mix a small batch of
micro-balloon/resin mixture, to a thick "peanut butter like" consistency,
and fill in any gaps. This will insure that your kevlar reinforcement will
lay flush across this area.
10. Now wet out the boat
and inside of hip-block with resin, and add a first layer of resin saturated
reinforcement of carbon (or kevlar).
11. Now put a second layer
of kevlar (or other material) as shown here.
kevlar cloth basic shape to fit inside
opening of hip-block
12. Cover with a piece of
peel-ply. (this will
be peeled off after drying, leaving a smooth finish)
13. Once this is cured, you just
need to do a little sanding to the micro-balloons work you did in Part I.
14. Now just glue on minicell
foam, and grind down for a custom fit.
