Osmosis & Fibreglass Care &

by Tony Staton-Bevan and Staton-Bevan

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0911378847
• ISBN13: 9780911378849
• Release Date: January 1989
• Publisher: Sheridan House
• Length: 103 Pages

Customer Reviews

Osmosis and the Care and Repair of Glassfibre Yachts

Approximately 80% of modern pleasure craft are constructed from glassfibre, but instead of being the wonder material needing no more than a qick rub over with a damp rag to keep it in good condition, it is not quite the trouble-free, indestructable material originally envisaged. As Tony Staton- Bevan explains in the Revised and Expanded Edition of his highly acclaimed Care and Repair of Glassfibre Yachts, the signs of damage to GRP construction are often not detected at an early stage and this can lead to expensive yard bills or loss of value. Osmosis, or 'boat pox' as it is sometimes known, has struck fear into the heart of many a GRP boat owner, and this is one of the problems which Tony Staton-Bevan sets out to deal with here. His common sense advice on the prevention and cure of problems with hulls, decks and fittings, with cracks and blistering, with stress crazing, fading gel-coats and collision damage will help owners detect potential trouble spots and repair the damage. Two recent major developments in the treatment of osmosis are covered in this new edition - a gel coal peeling machine to remove blistered gel coats, and the use of special infra-red lamps to dry out hulls in a fraction of the time it has taken in the past. A new question and answer section has also been included for quick reference. More than 80 black and white photographs and illustrations plus an 8 page colour section help identification and repair. --- from book's back cover