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Re: Off Topic: Reinforcing a boat for a trip
By:lc
Date: 8/10/2010, 4:50 pm
In Response To: Re: Off Topic: Reinforcing a boat for a trip (Brian Nystrom)

This is a good point. I actually tried to reach around inside the bulkhead and couldn't reach the front of the boat. Not being able to reach something would sure make it hard to work on.

: It seems to me that adding glass to the OUTSIDE of the boat would
: be a lot easier than trying to glass the inside. On the outside,
: you have complete access for cleaning, sanding and glassing
: rather than trying to work in a tapered "tunnel". You
: probably only need to reinforce the hull from chine to chine and
: perhaps add a layer or two to the "football" on the
: bottom, which is the highest wear area. A keel strip might be a
: good idea, too. You may also want to reinforce the deck in key
: areas (aft deck right behind the seat and fore deck in front of
: the coaming), but this is pretty easy to do from the inside,
: since you're reinforcing relatively small areas.

Thanks

Messages In This Thread

Off Topic: Reinforcing a boat for a trip
lc -- 8/9/2010, 10:25 pm
Re: Off Topic: Reinforcing a boat for a trip
Scott Baxter -- 8/11/2010, 9:06 am
Re: Reinforcing a boat for a trip
Paul G. Jacobson -- 8/10/2010, 2:26 pm
Re: Reinforcing a boat for a trip
Brian -- 8/12/2010, 12:30 am
Re: Reinforcing a boat for a trip
Bill Hamm -- 8/12/2010, 4:00 pm
Re: Reinforcing a boat for a trip
Brian -- 8/13/2010, 12:12 am
Re: Reinforcing a boat for a trip
Paul G. Jacobson -- 8/13/2010, 8:52 am
Re: Reinforcing a boat for a trip
Brian -- 8/13/2010, 6:50 pm
Re: Reinforcing a boat for a trip
Paul G. Jacobson -- 8/14/2010, 7:41 am
Re: Reinforcing a boat for a trip
Brian -- 8/15/2010, 11:54 am
Re: Reinforcing a boat for a trip
Bill Hamm -- 8/15/2010, 1:26 am
Re: Reinforcing a boat for a trip
Brian -- 8/15/2010, 11:56 am
Re: Reinforcing a boat for a trip
Bill Hamm -- 8/16/2010, 12:50 am
Re: Reinforcing a boat for a trip
Brian -- 8/13/2010, 9:55 am
Re: Reinforcing a boat for a trip
Bill Hamm -- 8/13/2010, 12:48 am
Re: Reinforcing a boat for a trip
Brian -- 8/13/2010, 9:38 am
Re: Reinforcing a boat for a trip
Bill Hamm -- 8/14/2010, 1:55 am
Re: Reinforcing a boat for a trip
Brian -- 8/13/2010, 6:42 pm
Re: Reinforcing a boat for a trip *PIC*
Paul G. Jacobson -- 8/17/2010, 2:03 pm
Re: Reinforcing a boat for a trip *PIC*
Brian -- 8/21/2010, 8:14 pm
Re: Reinforcing a boat for a trip
Mike Savage -- 8/22/2010, 6:40 am
Re: Reinforcing a boat for a trip
Bill Hamm -- 8/22/2010, 12:32 am
Re: Reinforcing a boat for a trip
Brian -- 8/21/2010, 10:14 am
Re: Reinforcing a boat for a trip
Paul G. Jacobson -- 8/21/2010, 5:00 pm
Re: Reinforcing a boat for a trip
Bill Hamm -- 8/22/2010, 12:30 am
Re: Reinforcing a boat for a trip
dave g -- 8/22/2010, 2:11 am
Re: Reinforcing a boat for a trip
Mike Savage -- 8/22/2010, 6:47 am
Re: Reinforcing a boat for a trip
dave g -- 8/22/2010, 10:00 am
Re: Reinforcing a boat for a trip *PIC*
Paul G. Jacobson -- 8/15/2010, 6:57 pm
Re: Reinforcing a boat for a trip
lc -- 8/10/2010, 4:43 pm
Re: Reinforcing a boat for a trip
dave g -- 8/22/2010, 2:07 am
Re: Reinforcing a boat for a trip
Bill Hamm -- 8/10/2010, 5:16 pm
Re: Off Topic: Reinforcing a boat for a trip
Bill Hamm -- 8/10/2010, 10:10 am
Re: Off Topic: Reinforcing a boat for a trip
lc -- 8/10/2010, 4:31 pm
Re: Off Topic: Reinforcing a boat for a trip
Bill Hamm -- 8/10/2010, 5:14 pm
Re: Off Topic: Reinforcing a boat for a trip
Brian Nystrom -- 8/10/2010, 9:57 am
Re: Off Topic: Reinforcing a boat for a trip
lc -- 8/10/2010, 4:50 pm