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Re: Strip: Maroskes using sleeve 'glass
By:Stephen Troy
Date: 6/13/2011, 10:22 am
In Response To: Strip: Maroskes using sleeve 'glass *PIC* (Ric Moodie)

Looks great. What is the clear inner tubing you're using here?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/9239236@N05/5822066903/in/set-72157626938908408/

: I like Maroske deck fittings but they take a while to make and seem
: like they are heavier than they need to be. So I tried making
: them with ‘glass sleeving instead of chopped up cloth and lots
: of thickened epoxy. I haven’t weighed them but they sure look
: lighter. I tried to pull one apart and I’m sure if you were
: hanging onto a deck line with your kayak in the surf, your arm
: would come off before the sleeve Maroske broke. With the sleeve
: you get bonding of the glass right through the thickness of the
: deck, not just on the inner surface of the deck. With
: traditional construction I also found I sometimes got sharp
: edged voids along the tube from trapped bubbles. With the sleeve
: there is no chance of this. Final advantage is that you can use
: the loop under the deck to attach stuff like hatch tethers and
: what-not. Here are a few more photos and notes:
: http://www.flickr.com/photos/9239236@N05/5822139117/in/set-72157626938908408/

Messages In This Thread

Strip: Maroskes using sleeve 'glass *PIC*
Ric Moodie -- 6/12/2011, 12:07 am
Re: Strip: Maroskes using sleeve 'glass
Al Edie -- 6/12/2011, 11:16 am
Re: Strip: Maroskes using sleeve 'glass
Ric Moodie -- 6/12/2011, 1:33 pm
Re: Strip: Maroskes using sleeve 'glass
Kenneth Sutherland -- 6/12/2011, 9:03 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 6/13/2011, 12:13 am
Re: Strip: Maroskes using sleeve 'glass
Ric Moodie -- 6/13/2011, 1:19 am
Re: Strip: Maroskes using sleeve 'glass
Kenneth Sutherland -- 6/14/2011, 12:17 am
Re: Strip: Maroskes using sleeve 'glass
Rob Macks / Laughing Loon CC&K -- 6/12/2011, 10:23 pm
Re: Strip: Maroskes using sleeve 'glass
Ric Moodie -- 6/13/2011, 1:15 am
Re: Strip: Maroskes using sleeve 'glass
Brian Nystrom -- 6/13/2011, 6:49 am
Re: Strip: Maroskes using sleeve 'glass
Stephen Troy -- 6/13/2011, 10:22 am
Re: Strip: Maroskes using sleeve 'glass
Ric Moodie -- 6/13/2011, 2:45 pm