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Epoxy Void Under Deck Plate
By:Paul Williams
Date: 10/24/1999, 11:16 pm

Hi, I have just completed epoxying the deck reinforcing plates onto my Atric Tern. As I was trimming the plates flush with the panels, I noticed that no epoxy flowed under one corner of one of the plates (approx 3/4" x 3/4" void).

I think that this particular corner will receive a lot of stress since it is in an area of the deck just behind the seat where I would normally push on as I eased myself into the kayak.

Does anyone have any tips or tricks for getting epoxy to flow into a void like this? The plate is sealed down pretty tightly right now except for this corner, which has a slight gap, thinner that a toothpick, into which I need to inject epoxy (somehow).

Paul Williams, WA

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Epoxy Void Under Deck Plate
Paul Williams -- 10/24/1999, 11:16 pm
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Mike Hanks -- 10/25/1999, 1:59 am
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Mike Plumer -- 10/25/1999, 12:31 am
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Paul Lund -- 10/25/1999, 2:05 am
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Ian Johnston -- 10/24/1999, 11:54 pm
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