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Re: Strip: Strip SURFSKI build
By:Kennneee
Date: 12/22/2014, 11:45 pm
In Response To: Re: Strip: Strip SURFSKI build (JohnAbercrombie)

John,
There are a lots of construction pics you can check out at this link. https://picasaweb.google.com/kennneee/StripSkiBuildAndLaunch
The bucket has a Airex foam mount fastened to the bottom which was fabricated to get the right angle fore and aft as well as level athwart. After the hull and deck are joined I put a light weight epoxy putty on the bottom of the mount. I had made careful alignment marks so that it was in the exact location I wanted it to be. The deck was stripped very close to the bucket (temporarily mounted during deck stripping) so when the bucket was dropped in thickened epoxy filled the gap between the deck and bucket. I then trimmed the bucket which had been higher than the deck. Made some trim/cover strips and then a layer of fiberglass over that. Some stiff foam under the bucket with thickened epoxy might be enough to support the bucket without making an actual mount. If you look through the photos there are one or 2 that show the mount. I hope that makes sense. By the way, the bucket weighed around 4 lbs..
Ken

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Strip: Strip SURFSKI build
Kennneee -- 12/20/2014, 2:07 pm
Re: Strip: Strip SURFSKI build
Bill Hamm -- 12/20/2014, 3:05 pm
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Kennneee -- 12/20/2014, 4:31 pm
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Dan Caouette (CSCWC) -- 12/20/2014, 3:20 pm
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Kennneee -- 12/20/2014, 4:33 pm
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John Messinger -- 12/20/2014, 9:33 pm
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Kennneee -- 12/20/2014, 10:26 pm
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JohnAbercrombie -- 12/20/2014, 10:28 pm
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Kennneee -- 12/21/2014, 7:01 pm
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JohnAbercrombie -- 12/22/2014, 10:32 am
Re: Strip: Strip SURFSKI build
Kennneee -- 12/22/2014, 11:45 pm
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Ken Blanton -- 12/23/2014, 10:51 am
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Kennneee -- 12/24/2014, 7:12 pm
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JohnAbercrombie -- 12/23/2014, 1:40 pm
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Kennneee -- 12/24/2014, 6:57 pm
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Rob Macks/Laughing Loon CC&K -- 12/20/2014, 10:38 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 12/21/2014, 8:35 pm
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Kennneee -- 12/22/2014, 1:30 am
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Mike Bielski -- 12/21/2014, 12:08 am
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Bill Hamm -- 12/21/2014, 1:42 am
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Mike Bielski -- 12/24/2014, 9:36 am
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Bill Hamm -- 12/25/2014, 1:12 am
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Bill Hamm -- 12/25/2014, 1:14 am
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Mike Bielski -- 12/25/2014, 2:49 am
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Bill Hamm -- 12/25/2014, 8:03 pm
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Kennneee -- 12/21/2014, 6:56 pm