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roverhi · 02-12-2005, 19:41

New concrete does not like to stick to old concrete. In fact not much likes to stick to cured concrete. How do you make a patch on a boats that's been holed. I keep hearing it's easy. Still waiting for someone to tell us how.

For a boat with a crushed/holed section, how do you maintain the strength of the armature. The strength is in that steel and it aint' very stiff if nothing is holding it rigidly in place. That's the job of the concrete but if the concrete is busted up, the steel will flex reducting strength way more just in the area of damage.

Aloha
Peter O.

02-12-2005, 19:41	#71
roverhi Registered User Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Kona, Hawaii Boat: Pearson 35 #108 Posts: 739	Easy to repair, how. New concrete does not like to stick to old concrete. In fact not much likes to stick to cured concrete. How do you make a patch on a boats that's been holed. I keep hearing it's easy. Still waiting for someone to tell us how. For a boat with a crushed/holed section, how do you maintain the strength of the armature. The strength is in that steel and it aint' very stiff if nothing is holding it rigidly in place. That's the job of the concrete but if the concrete is busted up, the steel will flex reducting strength way more just in the area of damage. Aloha Peter O.