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Re: Plywood Walrus deck design help
By:Don Beale
Date: 9/4/2001, 4:50 pm
In Response To: Plywood Walrus deck design help (Ben Staley)

Ben, thats exactly what I'm intending to do with my strip one. To make the rear deck flat, and the fore deck rounded similar to a CLC. Just enough clearence for feet, and then flatten it up at the bow. I'm also thinking of trying to recess the rear of the coaming a little, so that the top of the coaming is flush with the rear deck. Havent worked out the details on that yet, nor have I bought more glass / epoxy. I thought I'd put the permanent deck beams in just forward and aft of the cockpit, and temporary ones to shape the deck. Then strip, glass outside, remove and glass the inside using the deck beams to hold it's shape. Then remove the temporary beams, install the bulkheads, and do the seams standard. Ive got a ways to go, and budget forces me to choose between better winter attire or glass and epoxy.

Did you add any rocker?

It sounds like you are a little ahead of me, and will finish first. Oh well.

Messages In This Thread

Plywood Walrus deck design help
Ben Staley -- 9/4/2001, 4:14 pm
Re: Plywood Walrus deck design help *Pic*
Bobby Curtis -- 9/6/2001, 3:00 pm
Re: Thanks Bobby
Ben Staley -- 9/6/2001, 4:17 pm
Re: Plywood Walrus deck design help
Mike Hanks -- 9/5/2001, 3:00 pm
Re: Plywood Walrus deck design help
Shawn Baker -- 9/5/2001, 3:39 pm
Re: HMMMM...more choices.
Ben Staley -- 9/5/2001, 5:15 pm
Re: Plywood Walrus deck design help
Ben Staley -- 9/5/2001, 3:38 pm
Re: Plywood Walrus deck design help
Mike Hanks -- 9/6/2001, 10:53 am
brain fart for s-n-g deck
Dean Trexel -- 9/5/2001, 2:56 am
Re: Deck sketch
Ben Staley -- 9/5/2001, 10:25 am
a modification of dean's approach
mike allen ---> -- 9/5/2001, 5:03 pm
PolaroidDigital.com
Dan Ruff -- 9/5/2001, 9:28 am
if you're curious...
Dean Trexel -- 9/5/2001, 3:23 am
here it is... *Pic*
Dean Trexel -- 9/5/2001, 12:52 pm
the BBK tortured deck *Pic*
Dean Trexel -- 9/5/2001, 1:02 pm
Re: Plywood Walrus deck design help
Don Beale -- 9/4/2001, 4:50 pm
Re: Plywood Walrus deck design help
Ben Staley -- 9/4/2001, 5:14 pm
Re: Plywood Walrus deck design help
Ted Henry -- 9/4/2001, 8:01 pm
Re: Plywood Walrus deck design help
Rehd -- 9/4/2001, 7:15 pm
Re: Plywood Walrus deck design help
Ken Sutherland -- 9/5/2001, 2:32 pm
Re: Plywood Walrus deck design help
Don Beale -- 9/4/2001, 5:27 pm