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Strip: Using heat to assist deck hull alignment
By:Andy Loudon
Date: 4/10/2003, 9:14 pm

I'm struggling to match deck to hull, the deck has spread to give a max error
of around 3/8" on both sides. The worst place is near the bow and stern where the shallowness of the hull shape makes it near impossible to squeeze it narrower, using a spanish windlass setup I can just about force it but it obviously springs back once the compression is removed, )the expoxy is completely cured).
Has anyone tried using heat to soften and 'reset' the epoxy ? I've experimented with a hot air gun and found the localised heat can overcook the resin so the glass comes off.
Andy

Messages In This Thread

Strip: Using heat to assist deck hull alignment
Andy Loudon -- 4/10/2003, 9:14 pm
Re: Strip: Using heat to assist deck hull alignmen
Ken -- 4/11/2003, 7:10 am
Re: Strip: Fixing deck hull mis-alignment
Rob Macks -- 4/11/2003, 8:41 am
Re: Strip: Fixing deck hull mis-alignment
Andy Loudon -- 4/11/2003, 11:02 pm
Re: Strip: Using heat to assist deck hull alignmen
Greg Hughes -- 4/11/2003, 6:31 am
Re: Strip: Using heat to assist deck hull alignmen
Wes Tanaka -- 4/10/2003, 9:53 pm
Perhaps a good precaution would be...
Brian Nystrom -- 4/11/2003, 3:08 pm
Perhaps a good precaution would be...
Brian Nystrom -- 4/11/2003, 3:07 pm