Redundant skin fittings

Dmc

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I have a couple of redundant skin fittings that I would like proffesionally glassed in .are there any grp specialists that cover ripon area
 

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It really isn't difficult to DIY.

Take out the old through hull - it it resists, just grind off the lip on the outside, make a lump of wood of an appropriate form and bash it until it submits
Grind the hole to taper the edges at about 20 degrees (not critical)
Cut out enough disks of GRP cloth to almost fill the tapered hole, first just big enough to overlap the hole a little, the last a little bit smaller than the outer edge of the taper
Epoxy them in place one by one.
If the epoxy is a bit proud, grind it down to be just below the outside of the hull
Fill with epoxy filler and sand smooth
Job done.

It's actually a lot more straightforward than that list makes it look. Two tips - use fast hardener - it will set down to 5 C. Normal hardener needs 10 C, and wear gloves.
 

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Try LMD services at Hartlepool Marina. He has a good name. You would need to cover travel costs and time but it’s not that far.
 

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What I did with mine (I had 2 redundant ones), is as follows:-

I bought 2 Trudesign skin fittings and a tub of Isopon P40.

I filled the skin fittings with P40.

The then fitted them to the boat (gobbed in with Sika).

I then bought and fitted blanking plugs on the inside of both (gobbed in with Sika) for good measure.

Total cost was about £20, and took me about an hour to do.

It also means that if I ever decide that I want to re-install the toilet, all I have to do is replace the filled skin fittings.
 

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Was doing some work on a boat, when I found a previous owner had simply bashed a softwood bung in from the outside, anti fouled it, then fitted some furniture over it on the inside. Passed survey though, and had kept the boat afloat for I guess 10 years. I used it as intake for a deck wash pump.
 

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What I did with mine (I had 2 redundant ones), is as follows:-

I bought 2 Trudesign skin fittings and a tub of Isopon P40.

I filled the skin fittings with P40.

The then fitted them to the boat (gobbed in with Sika).

I then bought and fitted blanking plugs on the inside of both (gobbed in with Sika) for good measure.

Total cost was about £20, and took me about an hour to do.

It also means that if I ever decide that I want to re-install the toilet, all I have to do is replace the filled skin fittings.
Pretty much what I did but just kept the old skin fittings, one plastic, one bronze.
 
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