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strip thickness question (or a can of worms...)
By:Louis
Date: 6/23/2000, 2:14 pm

I realize a glassed hull (glassed inside and out that is) acts like an I-Beam with the strips acting like the web of the beam. By this reasoning, the thicker the strip, the more strength the "beam" will have. What happens if in spots I sand down to a wood thickness of 1/16" vs the 3/16" I started with? Should I put an extra section of cloth on the inside of the hull in that area to help with impacts (rocks)? I have no idea what the actual thickness will be, but I cnan tell my stripping wasn't perfect (maybe on my next boat).

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strip thickness question (or a can of worms...)
Louis -- 6/23/2000, 2:14 pm
Re: strip thickness question (or a can of worms...
Tig and Tink -- 6/24/2000, 1:12 am
Re: strip thickness question
Dean Trexel -- 6/23/2000, 2:33 pm