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Re: Strip: Joining deck and hull question
By:righty22
Date: 2/25/2012, 9:48 pm
In Response To: Re: Strip: Joining deck and hull question (Pedro Almeida)

Pete

Nothing has been glassed at all yet just the deck and the hull stripped but after taking out the staples there is a gap at the sheer line in some places

Kyle

: Kyle,

: If I understand correctly, you have the outside glassed, you've
: separated the two halves, and are ready to glass the inside. Is
: this correct? If so, you want to keep the width of the sheer
: line as close to the correct dimensions as possible. A good way
: to do this is to make spreader bars to hold the correct width
: while the resin dries. You can use scrap pieces of strips and
: cut then to length for the inside width at each station; just
: use the stations as a guide and number the strips. After you
: glasss and squeegee the inside, but before it dries, put the
: spreader strips in place to hold the correct width. If the hull
: is too wide, use some glass-reinforced packing tape to squeeze
: it against your spreader strips. Make sure you do this for both
: the hull and the deck, it's a simple measure that will make life
: a lot easier when it comes time to join them together.

: Hope this helps,

: Pete

Messages In This Thread

Strip: Joining deck and hull question
righty22 -- 2/25/2012, 7:52 pm
Re: Strip: Joining deck and hull question
Pedro Almeida -- 2/25/2012, 9:45 pm
Re: Strip: Joining deck and hull question
righty22 -- 2/25/2012, 9:48 pm
Re: Strip: Joining deck and hull question
Pedro Almeida -- 2/25/2012, 10:11 pm
Re: Strip: Joining deck and hull question
Jay Babina -- 2/26/2012, 8:09 am
Correction...
Jay Babina -- 2/26/2012, 9:12 am
Re: Strip: Joining deck and hull question
Nick Riccardi -- 2/26/2012, 11:52 am
Re: Strip: Joining deck and hull question
Allan -- 2/26/2012, 3:25 pm
Re: Strip: Joining deck and hull question *PIC*
Etienne Muller -- 2/26/2012, 5:43 am
Re: Strip: Joining deck and hull question
Etienne Muller -- 2/26/2012, 5:45 am
Re: Strip: Joining deck and hull question
Randy Echtinaw -- 2/26/2012, 9:31 am
Re: Strip: Joining deck and hull question *PIC*
Yostwerks -- 2/26/2012, 10:49 am
Re: Strip: Joining deck and hull question
Etienne Muller -- 2/26/2012, 1:07 pm
Re: Strip: Joining deck and hull question
Randy Echtinaw -- 2/26/2012, 3:12 pm