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Re: bulkhead material
By:mike allen
Date: 9/23/1999, 6:03 pm
In Response To: Re: bulkhead material (Shawn Baker)

> What is plexiglass made of?

> I think I'd trust an epoxy seal on a 'glass bulkhead over a urethane glue
> to plastic bulkhead and 'glassed boat.

> You could drape plastic in the plywood hole and lay up glass in the basin
> formed.

> Shawn

the plastic I'm thinking of is the same as for the 'tupperware whitewater etc' boats out there - I think it's called linear polyethelyene though I've read about x-linked. I agree that plexi or ordinary plastics would be junk.

Rather than lay up glass (stiff??)

mick

Messages In This Thread

bulkhead material
Ed Valley -- 9/22/1999, 12:09 pm
Re: bulkhead material
Bill Boyd -- 9/24/1999, 12:55 am
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Jay Babina -- 9/23/1999, 8:37 am
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lee -- 9/23/1999, 12:44 am
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Shawn Baker -- 9/22/1999, 12:24 pm
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Greg Steeves -- 9/22/1999, 9:56 pm
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Shawn Baker -- 9/23/1999, 9:50 am
Re: bulkhead material
mike allen -- 9/23/1999, 2:16 pm
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Shawn Baker -- 9/23/1999, 3:31 pm
Re: bulkhead material
Ian Johnston -- 9/23/1999, 9:30 pm
Re: bulkhead material
mike allen -- 9/23/1999, 6:03 pm
Re: bulkhead material
Shawn Baker -- 9/23/1999, 11:46 pm
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Mike Scarborough -- 9/22/1999, 1:30 pm
Re: bulkhead leaks
Judy Kleindinst -- 9/22/1999, 2:21 pm
Re: bulkhead leaks
Ian Johnston -- 9/22/1999, 8:58 pm
Re:Silicone vs Urethane Query
mike allen -- 9/23/1999, 2:10 pm
Re:Silicone vs Urethane Query
Ian Johnston -- 9/24/1999, 3:03 am
Re:Silicone vs Urethane Query
Ross Leidy -- 9/23/1999, 2:18 pm