Project Seahorse: E10 Repairing the Hull-To -Deck Joint Flange FAIL

Project Seahorse: Restoring a 1974 O'day Mariner 19 Sailboat, Episode 10

The third part of the Hull-to-Deck Joint Repair series. In this episode, I layup fiberglass along the exterior of the boat (along the external flange which is beneath the rubrail). This ended up in absolute failure, and I had to clean it all up and start over from the beginning. A very time-consuming and expensive mistake. Stay tuned for a fourth part on the exterior repair which includes FINISHING the flange and a repair over a large crack in the hull.


The Mariner 19 has a large following of many owners, an active forum with repair and restoration information, and plenty of parts still available. These boats are still manufactured today by Stuart Marine. You can visit www.usmariner.org to check out the Mariner Class Association and learn more about Mariners!

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