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Joining deck and hull
By:Ed Valley
Date: 7/27/1999, 1:00 pm

Hello all:

I am oh-so very-near to joining the deck to the hull and am trying to remember the location of a picture I saw of the process. The picture showed the inside tape pre-positioned in one half and held in place by a few BB sized dots of hot glue. The builder/poster said this process allowed the tape to run to within 3/4" of the bow and stern. Then, after the halves are put together, the only thing left to do would be to wet out the tape. I like the idea, and I hope to see the picture and thread again to refresh my memory before I attempt it myself.

All suggestions welcome, and thanks in advance.

Ed Valley

Messages In This Thread

Joining deck and hull
Ed Valley -- 7/27/1999, 1:00 pm
It's official: It's a Kayak
Ed Valley -- 7/29/1999, 1:57 pm
Re: It's official: It's a Kayak
Shawn Baker -- 7/30/1999, 5:32 pm
Re: It's official: It's a Kayak
Mike Allen -- 7/30/1999, 6:24 pm
Re: It's official: It's a Kayak
Mike Hanks -- 7/29/1999, 7:03 pm
Re: It's official: It's a Kayak
Ross Leidy -- 7/29/1999, 2:12 pm
Re: Joining deck and hull
Jay Babina -- 7/29/1999, 9:23 am
Re: Joining deck and hull
Pete Campbell -- 7/28/1999, 5:56 pm
Re: Joining deck and hull
Ross Leidy -- 7/27/1999, 1:28 pm