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Re: Strip: When to trim
By:Bill Hamm
Date: 5/11/2011, 1:45 am
In Response To: Re: Strip: When to trim (frankp)

: Clarification will probably help, won't it. I mean the strips go
: beyond the beam of the hull slightly and don't exactly conform
: to the shape of the boat as you move toward the stems. I was
: thinking it may be best to glass it first then trim it. I was
: mostly looking for ways to do some parallel work on the boat
: because it's taking me a long time to finish.

One advantage of trimming them before glassing is the sawn edge will need sanding and sanding glass isn't a nice project, you'll get really itchy doing it.

Bill H.

Messages In This Thread

Strip: When to trim
frankp -- 5/9/2011, 3:05 pm
Re: Strip: When to trim
Clayton Plunkett -- 5/9/2011, 4:10 pm
Re: Strip: When to trim
frankp -- 5/10/2011, 8:52 am
Re: Strip: When to trim
Clayton Plunkett -- 5/10/2011, 9:24 am
Re: Strip: When to trim
Clayton Plunkett -- 5/10/2011, 9:29 am
Re: Strip: When to trim
Bill Hamm -- 5/11/2011, 1:45 am
Re: Strip: When to trim
frankp -- 5/16/2011, 10:34 pm