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Re: Strip: flush deck fittings *PIC*
By:Etienne Muller
Date: 5/31/2012, 2:10 pm
In Response To: Re: Strip: flush deck fittings (Sean Dawe)

: I just finished a boat (Black Pearl) where I only glassed the
: inside of the deck first. Then I flipped it over, cut/built the
: hatches and laid up the coaming. Sanded the outside and glassed
: the deck to the hull with a 2" overlap down the down the
: hull. Easy peasy. A single layer of 6 oz glass adds sufficient
: strength to the deck to allow you to lift it as one piece and
: move it about. Spacers in the hull held the shape and the single
: layer of glass allowed the deck to flex easily to match the
: sheer line of the hull.

: Six of one, half dozen of anther, I guess.

: Sean

:
: http://justyakkin2.blogspot.ca/2012/03/black-pearl-project-and-two-shall.html

Hi Sean

I actually only overlap the deck cloth one strip width down the hull. If one masks it off at the strip join and cut it there the join masks any sign of sanding at the edge of the feather.

For the first fill coat I move the masking tape down about half an inch, then for the secon fill coat I move the tape down again, and so on. What this does is create a series of steps in the epoxy below the cut. Knock the edges off these steps and you get a nice feather without having to hack into things too much. The following photos show what I mean.

Et

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Strip: flush deck fittings
Andrew T -- 5/29/2012, 1:25 pm
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Malcolm Schweizer -- 5/29/2012, 2:03 pm
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Marc Upchurch -- 5/29/2012, 8:28 pm
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John Abercrombie -- 5/29/2012, 11:56 pm
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george jung -- 5/30/2012, 7:05 pm
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John Abercrombie -- 5/30/2012, 9:04 pm
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Etienne Muller -- 5/31/2012, 3:56 am
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Etienne Muller -- 5/31/2012, 4:00 am
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Erik J -- 5/31/2012, 1:34 am
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george jung -- 5/31/2012, 8:57 am
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Sean Dawe -- 5/31/2012, 9:18 am
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Etienne Muller -- 5/31/2012, 2:10 pm
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Etienne Muller -- 5/31/2012, 2:14 pm
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Etienne Muller -- 5/31/2012, 2:19 pm
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Sean Dawe -- 5/31/2012, 2:25 pm
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Etienne Muller -- 5/31/2012, 2:29 pm
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Mike M -- 6/1/2012, 9:19 am
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Etienne Muller -- 6/1/2012, 4:08 pm
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Mike M -- 6/2/2012, 11:03 am
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Will N 2Go -- 5/31/2012, 10:06 pm
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Etienne Muller -- 5/29/2012, 3:00 pm
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Etienne Muller -- 5/29/2012, 3:01 pm
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Etienne Muller -- 5/29/2012, 3:03 pm
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Paul Davies -- 5/29/2012, 7:08 pm
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Etienne Muller -- 5/30/2012, 6:24 am
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Paul Davies -- 5/30/2012, 2:01 pm
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William Mayberry -- 5/30/2012, 8:53 am
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Etienne Muller -- 5/30/2012, 1:23 pm
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Ian Cummins -- 5/29/2012, 7:34 pm
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Sean Dawe -- 5/29/2012, 7:39 pm
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Al Edie -- 5/30/2012, 12:00 am
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Sean Dawe -- 5/30/2012, 7:43 am
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Mike M -- 5/30/2012, 9:38 am
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Etienne Muller -- 5/30/2012, 9:42 am
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Al Edie -- 5/30/2012, 10:43 am
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Mike M -- 5/30/2012, 12:19 pm
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Sean Dawe -- 5/30/2012, 1:10 pm
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Ric Moodie -- 5/30/2012, 1:53 pm
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Dan Caouette -- 5/30/2012, 9:59 pm
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Andrew T -- 6/1/2012, 6:17 pm
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Andrew T -- 6/1/2012, 6:19 pm
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Ric Moodie -- 6/1/2012, 8:16 pm
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Mike Savage -- 6/2/2012, 7:43 am