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need reinforcing
By:mike allen
Date: 7/10/2001, 11:56 am
In Response To: It didn't work. I need something that is fast. *Pic* (John Monfoe)

the body putty is too brittle, it will crack under any deflection - don't use it unless reinforced w/ long fibres, and even then it will crack.

try gluing(water based)thin layers(thick as make the curve) of styro foam around the cockpit edge on top of the deck right beside and say 3/4in high. shape it w/ some sandpaper to the desired inside coaming curve. lay glass up over. setup, remove foam, fair out.

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Mold for wiping coaming. *Pic*
John Monfoe -- 7/10/2001, 6:12 am
A section of the molding I wiped up. *Pic*
John Monfoe -- 7/11/2001, 9:43 am
Re: A section of the molding I wiped up.
Malcolm Schweizer -- 7/13/2001, 12:16 pm
Re: A section of the molding I wiped up.
erez -- 7/11/2001, 4:03 pm
Re: A section of the molding I wiped up.
John Monfoe -- 7/12/2001, 7:14 am
Re: A section of the molding I wiped up.
Ken Sutherland -- 7/13/2001, 1:20 am
sounds good
Paul G. Jacobson -- 7/13/2001, 3:31 am
Re: sounds good
Pete Rudie -- 7/13/2001, 12:02 pm
Hi Pete & Malcolm
John Monfoe -- 7/14/2001, 7:19 am
Re: sounds good
John Monfoe -- 7/13/2001, 5:59 am
Thickened epoxy
Jim -- 7/13/2001, 1:52 pm
Stay with the look
!RUSS -- 7/10/2001, 5:03 pm
Thanks everyone.
John Monfoe -- 7/11/2001, 6:12 am
Tangential boat builder calling :D
!RUSS -- 7/11/2001, 9:29 am
It didn't work. I need something that is fast. *Pic*
John Monfoe -- 7/10/2001, 9:26 am
need reinforcing
mike allen -- 7/10/2001, 11:56 am
Simple coaming jig
Jim -- 7/10/2001, 10:33 am
Re: It didn't work. I need something that is fast.
Guy Kaminski -- 7/10/2001, 9:45 am