epoxy or c/a?????

[Eyekandyboats]

Well for someone who uses ca on their boats what do you use?

Again i say ca is not good for abs, as it attacks the plastic and makes it brittle, even when you don't use kicker.
The ips weld-on very slightly melts the two abs parts together which ends up making them like one piece.
I have actually made a motor mount for my 700 out of abs laminated together with IPS weld-on which works brilliantly(and is tough as nails).
The previous owner of the boat had his motor mount stuck down with JB weld and it came off at a SAW event just before he taped up, which proves my point that epoxy doesn't stick well to abs.

Just speaking from experience,
Tyler.

double side's velcro Or i don't use it at all. I make battery trays with pin down lids.

[LJH]

I am no expert but I have built A LOT of planes from both Balsa and composit but I was new to ABS. I really wanted to use epoxy but I did some research on Google and it does not sound like epoxy works well with ABS so I stuck with what Randy recommended and used CA. I have to say after my initial issues with it not providing a complete seal (some thick CA cured that) I have been very happy. I have run my OM29 just under 100 times in open water (ie. waves and chop) and it is still holding up great even after a couple impacts with the seabed....woops. I use JET CA's most of the time. I included a pic of the boat as well as what the nose looked like after it hit the bottom of the sea.


Cheers,
Jim