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Squeezin the deck
By:Don Beale
Date: 6/11/2000, 11:55 am

I'm ready to glass the inside of the deck on the Spring Run. To make it conform to the spacers I copied off of the station molds, I have several straps pinching it at the bow and stern. At the bow in particular, where I am squeezing it, there is a definite "dip" in the sheer line that really should be smooth. Will this come out when I relieve the pressure after the glass cures, or should I find a way to reinforce the edges a little so the stress is spread out better?

Messages In This Thread

Squeezin the deck
Don Beale -- 6/11/2000, 11:55 am
Re: Squeezin the deck
Spidey -- 6/11/2000, 4:42 pm
Re: Squeezin the deck
Don Beale -- 6/12/2000, 1:18 am
Re: "deck" should read "hull"
Spidey -- 6/11/2000, 4:44 pm