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Re: Deck fitting - photo
By:Dean Trexel
Date: 4/15/2000, 5:20 pm
In Response To: Deck fitting - photo (Ross Leidy)

Thumbs up! Artistically I think most wood deck fittings, flush or not, look great -- I just don't like the plastic pad-eyes. Does the loop run into the deck, or is it just glued to the deck surface? It doens't look too strong...

Dean

> Here's the first look at the deck fitting. I've only placed this photo on
> the website, the rest will follow in a couple days. But I'd really be
> interested to hear any first impressions of the appearance (good and bad)
> before I spill the beans on Monday. I installed one on a scrap piece of
> panel that was left over from making a bulkhead to see what it would look
> like when installed on the deck.

> Sorry, Mick, it's not recessed and it has no threads. ;-)

> Thanks,

> Ross

Messages In This Thread

Deck fitting - photo
Ross Leidy -- 4/15/2000, 3:59 pm
Re: Deck fitting - photo
Tony -- 4/19/2000, 3:19 pm
Re: Deck fitting - photo
Ross Leidy -- 4/19/2000, 3:26 pm
A TEASER !!!
erez -- 4/17/2000, 11:59 pm
Re: A TEASER !!!
Ross Leidy -- 4/18/2000, 9:34 am
Re: Another TEASER !!!
Mike Hanks -- 4/18/2000, 12:04 pm
Re: Another TEASER !!!
lee -- 4/19/2000, 9:47 pm
Re: Another TEASER !!!
Ross Leidy -- 4/18/2000, 12:13 pm
Re: Deck fitting - photo
mike allen ---} -- 4/17/2000, 11:41 am
Re: Deck fitting - photo
Ross Leidy -- 4/17/2000, 11:44 am
Use wood from a rubber tree (NT) *NM*
Greg -- 4/17/2000, 11:26 pm
For Spidey's sake - photo 2
Ross Leidy -- 4/16/2000, 10:10 am
Re: For Spidey's sake - photo 2
Kelly Trehearne -- 4/17/2000, 11:19 am
Re: For Spidey's sake - photo 2
Ross Leidy -- 4/17/2000, 11:42 am
Re: I was wrong . . .
Spidey -- 4/17/2000, 9:00 pm
Re: It looks laminated to me! (no text)
Steve Nieman -- 4/16/2000, 11:09 am
Let me guess...
Brian Nystrom -- 4/15/2000, 9:30 pm
Re: Deck fitting - photo
Dean Trexel -- 4/15/2000, 5:20 pm
Re: Deck fitting - clue
Scotty -- 4/16/2000, 12:21 am
Re: Deck fitting - photo
Ross Leidy -- 4/15/2000, 6:22 pm
Re: Deck fitting - photo
Spidey -- 4/15/2000, 6:44 pm