Cracked Compartment Lid

[james 14]

Any idea how to fix this?

 

[Traveler2586]

What kind of material, and boat.

 

I had a ripped out lid support fitting under a lid, called Ranger, and they sent me a fiberglass sheet and some black glue; they told me to sand the location flat and how to glue the plate in place; problem solved.  I also have an additional casting deck in between my two consoles; the deck has a bunch of "spider cracks" in it that weaken the deck; Ranger says that they can supply a plate to fit under the deck to reinforce it; that will be a spring time project.

 

So....   Bottom line... You can get the materials and repair it yourself. 

[james 14]

Fiberglass boat...not sure about the material of the lid. There's a marine adhesive called Sixty-Ten (or something like that) that I've used in the past. I thought about using it to glue an aluminum sheet or some other kind of brace on the underside. A friend of mine said to get fiberglass sheets and resin and cover over the crack. I suppose it ultimately comes down to the ability of any adhesive or resin to stay adhered to the underside of the lid. My last resort would be to bolt something in place but I'd hate to have something like that visible on the top of the lid.

[Fishing Rhino]

Don't use fiberglass resin.  Use epoxy. 

 

Fiberglass resin is not a very strong adhesive.  When boats or other products are laid up, previous layers of laminate are not fully cured, and successive layers form a chemical bond, not an adhesive bond. 

[Traveler2586]

Fiberglass boat...not sure about the material of the lid. There's a marine adhesive called Sixty-Ten (or something like that) that I've used in the past. I thought about using it to glue an aluminum sheet or some other kind of brace on the underside. A friend of mine said to get fiberglass sheets and resin and cover over the crack. I suppose it ultimately comes down to the ability of any adhesive or resin to stay adhered to the underside of the lid. My last resort would be to bolt something in place but I'd hate to have something like that visible on the top of the lid.

IMHO, I would not use aluminum; I'd go with the fiberglass and size it to cover as much area as possible under the lid while not interfering with the lid closing; most likely the lid is fiberglass.  I'm sorry I don't recall the 3M number of the black glue I received with my repair kit.  Remember to rough up the surface of the lid & repair plate with 80 grit sandpaper and then clean both carefully with acid-tone (?) to remove dust and other contaminates.  BTW, the plat I received appeared to be a high density fiberglass.

[Fishing Rhino]

I'm betting that glue is 3M 5200.  Very strong, and very flexible. 

[Traveler2586]

OK, I just called Ranger Parts Department 1-800-724-7273.  They said they can cut a plate to fit, just tell them the size.  And the glue they recommend is Locktite 380 Black Max   http://www.amazon.com/Loctite-Instant-Adhesive-Toughened-BOTTLE/dp/B000132VEE.  Hope that helps.





 

[FD.]

The West Marine in Brandon used to have small pieces of starboard.  I would use that with the locktite 380

[jhoffman]

First things first. I would lay some form of an ibeam in there, be it a aluminum or wood 2x2 to hopefully stop the flex

 

Starboard is awesome material, very costly though

[Traveler2586]

How did the lid crack, did someone fall or jump on it??

 

I found this for you if your going to use the Starboard material  http://www.ehow.com/how_7894449_glue-high-density-polyethylene.html

[james 14]

How did the lid crack, did someone fall or jump on it??

 

It was like that when I bought the boat. A co-angler did it along with a broken windshield and a hole in the seat.

 

Thanks for the help, guys. I took it to a guy I know who manages a local boating store (used to do boat restorations as well) and he advised me to glass it so that's what I did. I was able to lay down 3 progressively larger mats with the final mat being about 10"x14". I sanded the surface with 60 grit and cleaned with acetone before applying. On top of that the resin actually seeped through the crack so I think I'm going to have a hard time getting this to fail. That is unless MY co-angler (tourney partner) goes to jumping on it or something crazy like that.