Should I glass this?
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Topic: Should I glass this?
Posted By: Big Pappa
Subject: Should I glass this?
Date Posted: July-03-2012 at 1:06pm
I was cleaning and inspecting my mufflers last night getting ready to throw a coat of paint on them when I noticed the end of one of my mufflers had a split at the end where the tube goes into the reducer. Should I go ahead and put a layer of glass on this to seal it up while I have it out of the boat? If so what would be best mat or cloth?  ------------- http://bit.ly/Mghpvx" rel="nofollow - Big Pappa http://bit.ly/L4zRW0" rel="nofollow - My Project |
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Posted By: lakedog55
Date Posted: July-03-2012 at 4:18pm
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Replace them with stainless pipe or copper. Get a little rumble ------------- Lakedog55 |
Posted By: Jllogan
Date Posted: July-03-2012 at 4:22pm
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vroom ------------- http://correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=5792&sort=&pagenum=1" rel="nofollow - 1986 Ski Nautique 2001 |
Posted By: storm34
Date Posted: July-03-2012 at 6:23pm
+1 ------------- |
lakedog55 wrote:Posted By: Big Pappa
Date Posted: July-03-2012 at 6:26pm
What does a 3" piece of stainless or copper around 4' run? would have to see if it is in the budget. Anyone have a video of one, I am not sure if I have ever heard one setup this way. ------------- http://bit.ly/Mghpvx" rel="nofollow - Big Pappa http://bit.ly/L4zRW0" rel="nofollow - My Project |
Posted By: TRBenj
Date Posted: July-03-2012 at 6:52pm
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Stainless will be close to the same price as good corrugated exhaust hose (~$20/ft). Copper will be more. If you dont want the boat to be loud, dont make the change! Personally, Id probably repair the muffler, if required. I cant see the split that youre talking about. It looks like a fiberglass muffler though- so grind out the damage and reglass, if its questionable. ------------- |
Posted By: Big Pappa
Date Posted: July-03-2012 at 7:42pm
Yea I think the boat is plenty loud as it is.  Plus I have put quite a bit of money in this project so far, so not adding to that cost is a good thing. The split is not big there are 2-3 places about 1/2" long and the split is only about 1/16" wide right now. I just wanted to fix it now before it got worse. I would prefer to not have to work on the boat for a while after I finish if I can help it!!  ------------- http://bit.ly/Mghpvx" rel="nofollow - Big Pappa http://bit.ly/L4zRW0" rel="nofollow - My Project |
Posted By: ultrarunner
Date Posted: July-03-2012 at 11:56pm
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A friend of mine just ordered some 600 degree rated 'fiberglass tape'. Haven't seen it yet. He's going to use it to make a similar repair... ultra |
Posted By: Gary S
Date Posted: July-04-2012 at 12:40am
He will have other more serious problems if he needs that rating  If they are like my mufflers that end cone is glued and the pipe fits down inside like a normal pvc plumming pipe.I wonder if you just grind the fillet down to good glass and just fill it like you did the stringers to the hull to make that radius again?------------- http://www.correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=1711&sort=&pagenum=1&yrstart=1966&yrend=1970" rel="nofollow - 69 Mustang HM SS 95 Nautique Super Sport |
Posted By: Big Pappa
Date Posted: July-04-2012 at 3:54am
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I took a good look at it when I got home and it is the type that the tube slips in the end like PVC. The fillet was pulling away from the end just a bit. So I just took some black gasket silicone and went over the whole joint. I think it will be fine, it was not leaking before so hopefully it will not now. If it does it is easy enough to take out and repair or replace. ------------- http://bit.ly/Mghpvx" rel="nofollow - Big Pappa http://bit.ly/L4zRW0" rel="nofollow - My Project |
Posted By: gun-driver
Date Posted: July-04-2012 at 10:24am
| Don't start cutting corners now!!! Your're almost done, do it right. |
Posted By: Morfoot
Date Posted: July-04-2012 at 1:15pm
I'm with Paul on this one. I'd wrap a few layers of glass cloth around it and call it good. Cloth will conyour better than mat. Pull the glass as taught as you can around it then wrap it in saran wrap pulling it tight to get the compression you need for a stronger bond. Gonna need to pull that silicon off though. Resin don't like it! ------------- "Morfoot; He can ski. He can wakeboard.He can cook chicken.He can create his own self-named beverage, & can also apparently fly. A man of many talents."72 Mustang "Kermit",88 SN Miss Scarlett, 99 SN "Sherman" |
Posted By: Big Pappa
Date Posted: July-04-2012 at 6:10pm
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Ok you all talked me into it. I was not trying to cut corners, I did not think it would be that big of a deal. It is easy enough to put a couple of layers of cloth on. So I will do that. ------------- http://bit.ly/Mghpvx" rel="nofollow - Big Pappa http://bit.ly/L4zRW0" rel="nofollow - My Project |
Posted By: gun-driver
Date Posted: July-04-2012 at 6:37pm
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