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Re: Whoops! End pour disaster! Help!
By:MikeWhy
Date: 3/28/2001, 12:40 am
In Response To: Whoops! End pour disaster! Help! *Pic* (Pete Roszyk)

: On my current Pygmy Coho project, as per instructions, I jammed a small piece
: of plywood in the bow, filled it with wood flour-thickened epoxy, then
: proceeded to attach the deck to the hull.

: The next day I looked up into the bow and discovered that my little epoxy dam
: had somehow managed to fall out of place. Maybe it was the epoxy got hot
: and more fluid, or maybe I bumped it somehow getting the deck into
: position.

Being totally new at this, is it common to do the end pour with the boat lying flat? Nick says in his book to stand it up for the pour, and it's a "pour" not a thickened slather. This makes great sense to me, but I'm wondering about the reasons to not do it that way. Filled and thickened epoxy is lighter, but I can't imagine that being a significant reason. Anything else, aside from the obvious convenience?

Mike.

Messages In This Thread

Whoops! End pour disaster! Help! *Pic*
Pete Roszyk -- 3/27/2001, 12:44 pm
Re: Looks a lot like peanut brittle :)
Spidey -- 3/30/2001, 12:35 am
Re: Whoops! End pour disaster! Help!
Ronnie -- 3/29/2001, 11:09 am
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Larry C. -- 3/28/2001, 9:14 pm
epoxy melt
Angela Watson -- 3/29/2001, 6:15 pm
Dremel Flex shaft
Larry C. -- 3/28/2001, 9:24 pm
Re: Dremel Flex shaft
Chris Menard -- 3/30/2001, 1:43 pm
Re: Whoops! End pour disaster! Help!
Lee Gardner -- 3/28/2001, 12:01 pm
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Ross Sieber -- 3/28/2001, 12:08 pm
Re: Whoops! End pour disaster! Help!
MikeWhy -- 3/28/2001, 12:40 am
Why an end pore?
John Monfoe -- 3/28/2001, 5:14 am
Re: Why an end pore?
Rehd -- 3/28/2001, 12:00 pm
Re: Why an end pore?
John Monfoe -- 3/29/2001, 6:54 am
Re: Why an end pore?
Jim -- 3/28/2001, 9:16 am
Re: Whoops! End pour disaster! Help!
Mike -- 3/27/2001, 11:03 pm
Re: Whoops! End pour disaster! Help!
Bruce K -- 3/27/2001, 8:34 pm
Blasphemy...
Brion in SEA -- 3/27/2001, 6:53 pm
This was my first thought too.
Bill Jankowski -- 3/27/2001, 9:56 pm
Re: Solid End
Tom Tieman -- 3/27/2001, 5:14 pm
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Ross Sieber -- 3/27/2001, 1:31 pm
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gary -- 3/27/2001, 3:33 pm
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Pete Rudie -- 3/27/2001, 4:30 pm
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Julie Kanarr -- 3/27/2001, 4:49 pm
foams
Pete Rudie -- 3/28/2001, 12:34 am
Re: Whoops! End pour disaster! Help!
Jim -- 3/27/2001, 5:43 pm
Re: S-3 products
Don Beale -- 3/27/2001, 7:15 pm
Re: Whoops! End pour disaster! Help!
mike allen ---> -- 3/27/2001, 1:24 pm
in addition
mike allen ---> -- 3/27/2001, 1:47 pm
also
mike allen ---> -- 3/27/2001, 2:03 pm
hey! a dumb idea . . .
mike allen ---> -- 3/27/2001, 6:06 pm
You're going to think I am out of my mind
AndyB -- 3/27/2001, 1:22 pm
Re: no
Lee Gardner -- 3/28/2001, 12:03 pm