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Re: Strip: Laminating the coaming lip *PIC*
By:Ian Johnson
Date: 10/18/2010, 5:04 pm
In Response To: Re: Strip: Laminating the coaming lip (Jay Babina)

: Question: with your method, did the lip fit well and did you just
: prop it up to height on the coaming to epoxy it? In other words,
: was it tight enough to stay up in position so you could wipe up
: any epoxy under it?

It did fit well, but I still used clamps when it came to gluing the shaped lip to the riser.

When laminating the strips, each layer was clamped one after the other (see pic). As I glued layers the lip became more rigid and 'used' to the shape it was being forced to adopt. After gluing seven layers I left it for a few days to harden and then took it off to shape. Once shaped I pasted some epoxy on the lip and riser and clamped it in place. Lastly, I flipped the boat over and ran some roving around the base of the lip with some thickened epoxy to try to form a fillet on the underside.

This photo shows the first couple of strips laminated on. I used the same number of clamps when gluing to the riser as well. It was pretty easy to sneak some long strands of glass under the clamps right around the lip/riser joint.

i'm getting excited, the end feels in sight!

Messages In This Thread

Strip: Laminating the coaming lip *PIC*
Ian Johnson -- 10/17/2010, 8:16 pm
Re: Strip: Laminating the coaming lip
Rod Tait -- 10/18/2010, 4:13 pm
Re: Strip: Laminating the coaming lip
Jay Babina -- 10/18/2010, 7:58 am
Re: Strip: Laminating the coaming lip *PIC*
Ian Johnson -- 10/18/2010, 5:04 pm
Re: Strip: Laminating the coaming lip
Kurt Maurer -- 10/18/2010, 9:39 am
Re: Strip: Laminating the coaming lip
J Law -- 10/18/2010, 12:53 am
Re: Strip: Laminating the coaming lip
G New -- 10/17/2010, 10:21 pm
Re: Strip: Laminating the coaming lip *PIC*
Kurt Maurer -- 10/17/2010, 9:43 pm
Re: Strip: Laminating the coaming lip
Ian Johnson -- 10/17/2010, 10:18 pm
Re: Strip: Laminating the coaming lip
Kurt Maurer -- 10/17/2010, 11:22 pm
Re: Strip: Laminating the coaming lip
Dan Caouette (CSFW) -- 10/18/2010, 5:42 am
Re: Strip: Laminating the coaming lip
Kurt Maurer -- 10/18/2010, 9:28 am
Re: Strip: Laminating the coaming lip
Bill Hamm -- 10/18/2010, 2:58 pm