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Re: Artic Tern - Recessed Deck Fittings
By:erez
Date: 2/13/2000, 10:21 pm
In Response To: Artic Tern - Recessed Deck Fittings (Paul Willliams)

hello there,

here's the link to my web page.

I explained there how I created my deck fittings.

http://homepages.go.com/~fl_pelican/home.htm

hope this helps.

erez

> I just finished my unvarnished Artic Tern and am puzzling over potential
> deck fitting schemes and rigging designs. The article by Rick Rubil and
> Jim Gabriel(see link below) discusses installation of recessed deck
> fittings by:

> 1. Routing oblong recesses in wood blocks to be mounted under the deck.

> 2. Drilling holes through the blocks, then sliding brass pins into the
> holes.

> 3. Routing matching oblong holes in the deck.

> 4. Epoxying blocks in place under the deck.

> Have any of you ever done this? I can't think of any drawbacks to this
> approach unless there is some disadvantage to having recessed deck
> fittings. Does anyone know of such a disadvantage? Also, what would be
> suitable dimensions for the blocks and how deep should the recesses be?

> Paul Williams

Messages In This Thread

Artic Tern - Recessed Deck Fittings
Paul Willliams -- 2/13/2000, 4:03 pm
Re: Artic Tern - Recessed Deck Fittings
erez -- 2/13/2000, 10:21 pm
recessed fittings
Tom Preska -- 2/14/2000, 11:17 am
Re: recessed fittings
Shawn Baker -- 2/14/2000, 2:03 pm
Re: recessed fittings
Larry C. -- 2/14/2000, 2:44 pm
Re: recessed fittings
Doug -- 2/14/2000, 8:03 pm
Re: recessed fittings
Tom Preska -- 2/14/2000, 4:23 pm
Re: recessed fittings
Matt Broze -- 2/23/2000, 3:18 am
Re: Ahhh Ha!
lee -- 2/23/2000, 6:55 am
Re: recessed fittings
Shawn Baker -- 2/14/2000, 5:43 pm
Re: OR
Joe Greenley -- 2/14/2000, 4:39 pm
Re: OR
Larry C. -- 2/14/2000, 5:14 pm
Re: recessed fittings
Ross Leidy -- 2/14/2000, 4:34 pm
Re: recessed fittings
Tom Preska -- 2/14/2000, 4:37 pm
Re: recessed fittings
Joe Greenley -- 2/14/2000, 4:34 pm
Re: recessed fittings
Kent LeBoutillier -- 2/14/2000, 11:36 am
Re: Recessed Deck Fittings - Pic#1
Dean Trexel -- 2/13/2000, 4:18 pm
Re: Recessed Deck Fittings - Pic#1
Paul Willliams -- 2/13/2000, 7:06 pm
Re: Recessed Deck Fittings - Pic#1
Dean Trexel -- 2/14/2000, 6:21 pm
Re: Recessed Deck Fittings - Pic#1
Mike Hanks -- 2/15/2000, 9:54 am
Re: Recessed Deck Fittings - Pic#1
Greg Hicks -- 2/16/2000, 8:04 am
Re: Rails
Mike Hanks -- 2/16/2000, 10:31 am
Re: Recessed Deck Fittings - Pic#1
lee -- 2/13/2000, 4:40 pm
Re: Recessed Deck Fittings - Pic#1
Dean Trexel -- 2/13/2000, 4:19 pm
Re: Recessed Deck Fittings - Pic#1
Kent LeBoutillier -- 2/14/2000, 9:29 am
Re: Recessed Deck Fittings - Pic#1
Dean Trexel -- 2/14/2000, 12:06 pm