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Re: Material: What size/type of glass tape to use
By:Jay Babina
Date: 12/7/2004, 11:15 am
In Response To: Material: What size/type of glass tape to use inside? (Cade)

Builders have learned a lot over the years and it's not necessary to use 3" tape for the seams or to use 9 oz. I use a two inch on the inside 6oz. - finished for ease of application. On the outside I use 4 oz. cloth cut into strips - no finished edge. When you join the deck and hull sand a gentle taper (not extreme) to the hull and deck edges so it will get filled with an epoxy joint as you wet it out from the inside or however you do it. That epoxy connection is plenty strong in itself. Sand the inside joint areas of the hull and deck where the tape is being applied for a good clean bond (no blush).

Here's another method for joining the deck and hull you can look at.

http://Outer-Island.com/Attaching_Deck.html

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Material: What size/type of glass tape to use inside?
Cade -- 12/6/2004, 9:54 pm
Re: Material: What size/type of glass tape to use
Gordon Snapp -- 12/7/2004, 8:34 pm
Shear Clamps
Dave Houser -- 12/7/2004, 9:19 pm
or..
LeeG -- 12/8/2004, 10:17 am
Actually, that is a good point
Paul G. Jacobson -- 12/9/2004, 12:40 am
Re: or..
Dave Houser -- 12/8/2004, 9:20 pm
Nails? and reason for 9 oz fabric
cade -- 12/8/2004, 12:15 am
Re: Nails? and reason for 9 oz fabric *Pic*
Dave Houser -- 12/8/2004, 9:15 pm
now THAT'S a recess
LeeG -- 12/9/2004, 12:14 pm
Re: Material: What size/type of glass tape to use
Jay Babina -- 12/7/2004, 11:15 am
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LeeG -- 12/7/2004, 12:33 pm
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Jay Babina -- 12/7/2004, 4:27 pm
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LeeG -- 12/7/2004, 5:07 pm
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Don -- 12/7/2004, 8:03 am
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Paul G. Jacobson -- 12/6/2004, 10:12 pm
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Sam McFadden -- 12/7/2004, 10:45 am
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LeeG -- 12/7/2004, 5:12 pm
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Sam McFadden -- 12/7/2004, 6:41 pm
thanks for the inspiration
LeeG -- 12/9/2004, 1:14 am
excellent *NM*
Sam McFadden -- 12/9/2004, 10:27 am
Re: excellent
LeeG -- 12/9/2004, 10:40 am
No glass
Sam McFadden -- 12/9/2004, 8:50 pm
And why not no glass?
Paul G. Jacobson -- 12/10/2004, 11:59 am
Re: And why not no glass?
Sam McFadden -- 12/10/2004, 4:32 pm
Re: No glass
LeeG -- 12/10/2004, 12:24 am
Re: Material: What size/type of glass tape to use
LeeG -- 12/7/2004, 7:14 pm
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LeeG -- 12/7/2004, 12:28 pm
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Cade -- 12/6/2004, 11:16 pm
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Thomas Duncan -- 12/7/2004, 8:02 am
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Paul G. Jacobson -- 12/7/2004, 12:45 am