Secondary Bonding on Deck Supports

I've laid out my cloth here, prepped the parts, masked off the areas on the boat that might be fallout zones for guck and stuff, cleaned everything after sanding thoroughly, and prepped tools, brushes, sticks and other supplies.


I measured out my dimensions and marked them on masking tape



This makes cutting the pieces easy and accurate. It saves valuable time because once the epoxy is mixed, there begins a race against time.

All the surfaces are primed by painting on thickened epoxy. If there are any holes, they get filled. Also the front face with exposed nomex got extra goo. This is so the honeycomb, with its air bubbles and limited bonding surface adheres well to the laminate.
Here is a piece cleaned and ready to prime

Here it is after receiving three strips of laminate, one in each corner, and one over the edge.
On a Lido, as I'm sure others have discovered as well, it is very difficult to glue, sand, or laminate up in the corner and under the deck. However, take time to make sure that area is sweet and well bonded to the deck. This whole fix will not seem stiff if the deck is not actually connected and there is a gap between it and the top of the support.


All finished and under heat.

Soon I get to sand it up and this fix is done. I've not decided whether to paint it white, or use clear coat. Any suggestions???