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Haul/Deck Gap. *Pic*
By:John Monfoe
Date: 3/7/2001, 5:05 pm

Hi all,

I have spent the last two hours figuring out how to post a picture using the new PhotoPoint. Anyway I finally finished stripping 1/2 of the deck with cedar and it hasn't been easy because of difficult clamping and bending of the strips. I hate to think about doing the other side. Where you see the tape arrow is a 1/8" gap that has appeared between the deck and haul, because I think of so much pressure of the strips trying to pull upward. But what I wanted to know is how you would take care of it, and now or later. I was thinking of the clamp straps that were on the board in a picture a week or two ago. What do you call them and where do you get them. I thought maybe I could put them around the area of the boat with the gap when I'm not working on it and perhaps wet the area down to help pull it back into shape with the strap clamp. Thanks for any advise.

John

Messages In This Thread

Haul/Deck Gap. *Pic*
John Monfoe -- 3/7/2001, 5:05 pm
Re: Hull/Deck Gap.
Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 3/8/2001, 8:35 pm
Re: Hull/Deck Gap.
John Monfoe -- 3/9/2001, 4:58 am
Re: Hull/Deck Gap.
Geo. Cushing -- 3/9/2001, 9:15 pm
Re: Hull/Deck Gap.
John Monfoe -- 3/10/2001, 4:49 am
A challenge...but a beautiful one!! *NM*
Bob Deutsch -- 3/8/2001, 5:58 am
Re: Haul/Deck Gap.
Spidey -- 3/8/2001, 1:46 am
Re: Haul/Deck Gap.
Rick Thomas -- 3/7/2001, 10:07 pm
Ratchet straps
Pete Rudie -- 3/8/2001, 12:14 am
Re: Ratchet straps
John Monfoe -- 3/8/2001, 4:44 am
Re: Haul/Deck Gap.
Dean Trexel -- 3/7/2001, 7:35 pm