Paneling Delamination Repair on a PCS Orion Sailboat

Here's a simple fix for 1/4" paneling that has delaminated from exposure to water. There is hard backing behind this paneling on my Pacific Seacraft Orion sailboat.

[@YourMom777-x3x]

Nice fix! Thanks for Sharing.

[@trailsandsails2722]

Thanks for your comments Maury. Yes, the epoxy gets tacky but I find the paneling needs to get compressed against the wall to get solid contact and flatten the bulges. Its been about 3 yrs since I did that and, as a footnote,.... I found some delaminations within the paneling and some behind (between) the paneling and fiberglass cabin. For the latter case I drilled a 1/16" hole and injected epoxy. I found I had leaks from the handrails above that caused a lot of the delaminations. In some cases, pressing on a section created a separation several inches away. I guess that means there was rot there too. At this point I have almost all the problem areas fixed but I wonder if I wouldn't have been better off if I had removed all the paneling and installing 1/4" HDPE or Starboard. However, to do that right, I would need to remove the portlights.

[@SailingwithMaury]

Thanks, looks great. I wonder if the clamps are really needed since the epoxy get sticky after a bit and would self hold . I have the same issue on my Orion so look forward to trying out the idea.