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Footbraces before installing deck
By:Shawn Baker
Date: 2/22/1999, 7:21 pm
Date: 2/22/1999, 7:21 pm
In Response To: Re: Internal stuff before I install deck? (K. Morton)
I built a Ches. 17 last year and I wish I had put the footbrace backing plates in before I decked my boat!
Shawn
> I built a chesapeake 17 last year and am pleased how it turned out. Before
> installing the deck, I glassed adjustable footbraces with backing plates,
> fore and aft bulkheads and I epoxied the cockpit floor with 6 oz cloth.
> The latter added weight but helps protect from sand and grit abraision. To
> compensate for the added weight, I layed off the donuts for awhile.
> Happy building and future paddleing.
> Ken
Messages In This Thread
- Internal stuff before I install deck?
Roger Donahe -- 2/22/1999, 2:46 pm- Re: Internal stuff before I install deck?
BillThomas -- 2/24/1999, 9:23 pm- Re: Internal stuff before I install deck?
Jack Martin -- 2/23/1999, 6:55 am- S&G and stress cracks
Brian T. Cunningham -- 3/2/1999, 11:22 pm- Re: S&G and stress cracks
steve Bradbury -- 3/3/1999, 7:18 am
- Internal stuff
Pete Roszyk -- 2/23/1999, 9:44 am- look at foldables / inflatables
Brian T. Cunningham -- 3/2/1999, 11:27 pm- Re: Internal stuff
Ray Jenkins -- 2/24/1999, 8:06 pm - Re: Internal stuff
- Re: S&G and stress cracks
- Re: Internal stuff before I install deck?
K. Morton -- 2/22/1999, 7:10 pm- Footbraces before installing deck
Shawn Baker -- 2/22/1999, 7:21 pm
- Re: Internal stuff before I install deck?
Jack Martin -- 2/22/1999, 4:36 pm- Re: Internal stuff before I install deck?
John Waddington -- 2/22/1999, 4:17 pm - Re: Internal stuff before I install deck?
- Re: Internal stuff before I install deck?
