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Re: Taping the Hull/Deck Seam
By:Jay Babina
Date: 5/5/1999, 12:14 pm
In Response To: Taping the Hull/Deck Seam (Jack Sanderson)

The Hot melt method is something I came up with and wrote up in Wooden Boat magazine and others. The other not obvious advantage is that you wet out the cloth, so... epoxy runs through the cloth into the cavity between the deck and hull further adding to the strength of the joint.

Messages In This Thread

Taping the Hull/Deck Seam
Jack Sanderson -- 5/4/1999, 6:28 pm
Re: Taping the Hull/Deck Seam
John Atchison -- 5/5/1999, 2:49 pm
Re: Taping the Hull/Deck Seam
Jay Babina -- 5/5/1999, 12:14 pm
Re: Taping the Hull/Deck Seam
Paul Lund -- 5/5/1999, 6:18 am
Re: Taping the Hull/Deck Seam - Photo
Joe Greenley -- 5/4/1999, 7:16 pm
Update On my progress
Jack Sanderson -- 5/6/1999, 2:09 pm
Re: Update On my progress
Mike Hanks -- 5/8/1999, 11:52 am
Re: Update On my progress
Rick S. -- 5/6/1999, 3:39 pm
Method #3
Paul Woolson -- 5/5/1999, 12:18 pm