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Re: Gluing on Deck
By:Nancy
Date: 9/15/1999, 9:18 pm
In Response To: Re: Gluing on Deck (Tom Farre)

I just attached the deck and hull on my Pygmy Goldeneye. It all fit together okay until I got to the bow. Then, using clamps, I was able to get the left side to line up okay, but the right side popped and creating a 1/4 inch gap. Since we had already done and end pour as per Pygmy's directions, my husband suggested that we drill a screw and nut through the deck ridge seam and "snug" it down into the end pour. I turned my back and closed my eyes while he drilled but it worked!

> I built a Coho and my deck and hull didn't fit together that well at first
> -- so if you have this problem I'd suggest using as many aids as you need
> to get it to fit perfectly. You can use bungees, tape, nylon webbing,
> velco straps -- just about anything you can wrap around the boat to pull
> the deck ahd hull together. You just glue around these aids, and then go
> back later and fill in the gaps after you remove the tape, etc.

Messages In This Thread

Gluing on Deck
Tom Davies -- 9/12/1999, 4:31 pm
Re:stick with the directions
lee -- 9/13/1999, 3:46 pm
Re: Gluing on Deck
Larry C. -- 9/12/1999, 5:59 pm
Re: Gluing on Deck
Tom Farre -- 9/13/1999, 10:20 am
Re: Gluing on Deck
Nancy -- 9/15/1999, 9:18 pm