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Re: Strip: Carbon deck fitting
By:John Messinger
Date: 5/23/2012, 6:07 am
In Response To: Re: Strip: Carbon deck fitting (Rob Macks/Laughing Loon CC&K)

: The best of luck to you.

: I tried epoxying wood deck fittings in place 15 years ago.

: When the sun got hot the deck fittings were
: launched into space by the shock cord!

: rob

Do you recall where the failure occured? i.e. in the epoxy, or in the wood of the deck fitting. Also, did you use a cabosil or other thickener?

CLC sells a carbon fiber deck loop that they recommend epoxying to the deck. The CLC design is a bit diffferent than what Clayton is depicting in that it is a traditional padeye shape. Clayton's looks and sounds like a fairlead type of design. I wonder if that makes a difference.

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Strip: Carbon deck fitting *PIC*
Clayton Plunkett -- 5/21/2012, 11:20 am
Re: Strip: Carbon deck fitting
John Messinger -- 5/21/2012, 2:25 pm
Re: Strip: Carbon deck fitting
Clayton Plunkett -- 5/21/2012, 2:57 pm
Re: Strip: Carbon deck fitting
Rob Macks/Laughing Loon CC&K -- 5/21/2012, 5:44 pm
Re: Strip: Carbon deck fitting
Dan Caouette -- 5/21/2012, 6:23 pm
Re: Strip: Carbon deck fitting
John Messinger -- 5/23/2012, 6:07 am
Re: Strip: Carbon deck fitting
Rob Macks/Laughing Loon CC&K -- 5/23/2012, 6:46 am
Re: Strip: Carbon deck fitting
Malcolm Schweizer -- 5/23/2012, 3:54 pm
Re: Strip: Carbon deck fitting *PIC*
Dan Caouette -- 5/23/2012, 4:11 pm
Re: Strip: Carbon deck fitting
John Abercrombie -- 5/23/2012, 7:20 pm
Re: Strip: Carbon deck fitting
Brian Nystrom -- 5/24/2012, 6:43 am
Re: Strip: Carbon deck fitting- cutting CF
John Abercrombie -- 5/24/2012, 12:34 pm
Re: Strip: Carbon deck fitting- cutting CF
Brian Nystrom -- 5/24/2012, 12:40 pm
Re: Strip: Carbon deck fitting
Dan Caouette -- 5/24/2012, 9:52 am
Re: Strip: Carbon deck fitting
Bill Hamm -- 5/24/2012, 12:26 am