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Re: Here is how to extend your reach (one method)
By:William Cruz
Date: 12/23/2007, 11:47 pm
In Response To: Re: Here is how to extend your reach (one method) (Bill Hamm)

: Easier way, use short sheerstrakes to attach the ends, the rest you can
: fairly easily tape from the cockpit/hatch openings. The ones I used were
: about 24" long.

Bill, What's a "sheerstrake?"

: Just because there are two separate ways to attach a deck doesn't mean you
: can't have a mixture of the two :)

Yes! I totally agree that getting any difficult task achieved can exploit strengths from different styles. Does this "sheerstrake" method enable one to forego hatches all together? There was a point in my building process where I wished I could leave the deck "sans hatches", just because I didn't want to interupt my beautiful strip pattern, but felt the hatches would enable me to attach the deck to the hull more securely. You know those skin on frame boats don't have hatches (I can just hear those Inuits, "Hatches?!? We don't need no stinkin' Hatches!")

Cruz, W.F.

Messages In This Thread

S&G: Glueing process for Stitch and Glue
Quaziman -- 12/18/2007, 5:39 am
Re: S&G: Glueing process for Stitch and Glue
ROY -- 12/21/2007, 6:42 am
Here is how to extend your reach (one method) *LINK* *Pic*
Andrew Sommer -- 12/19/2007, 1:41 pm
Re: Here is how to extend your reach (one method)
William Cruz -- 12/21/2007, 10:20 am
Re: Here is how to extend your reach (one method)
Bill Hamm -- 12/21/2007, 2:23 pm
Re: Here is how to extend your reach (one method)
William Cruz -- 12/23/2007, 11:47 pm
Re: Here is how to extend your reach (one method)
Bill Hamm -- 12/24/2007, 1:45 am
Sheerstrakes
Dan Caouette (CSFW) -- 12/24/2007, 5:41 am
Re: Sheerstrakes
Bill Hamm -- 12/25/2007, 1:20 am
Forgot to ADD
Andrew Sommer -- 12/19/2007, 1:47 pm
Re: Forgot to ADD
george jung -- 12/19/2007, 6:29 pm
Re: Forgot to ADD
Andrew Sommer -- 12/19/2007, 6:40 pm
A MUCH better way *LINK* *Pic*
Dan Millsip -- 12/25/2007, 11:28 pm
Re: S&G: Glueing process for Stitch and Glue
Quaziman -- 12/18/2007, 8:14 pm
Re: S&G: Glueing process for Stitch and Glue
HenkA -- 12/21/2007, 1:17 pm
Re: S&G: Glueing process for Stitch and Glue *LINK*
TOM RAYMOND -- 12/19/2007, 2:00 pm
Re: S&G: Glueing process for Stitch and Glue *LINK*
Tony F -- 12/18/2007, 8:12 pm
Re: S&G: Glueing process for Stitch and Glue *LINK*
Tony F -- 12/18/2007, 8:19 pm
Re: S&G: Glueing process for Stitch and Glue *LINK*
Mike Savage -- 12/18/2007, 10:08 pm
Re: S&G: Glueing process for Stitch and Glue
Tony F -- 12/18/2007, 11:11 pm
Re: S&G: Glueing process for Stitch and Glue
fred Gasper -- 12/18/2007, 7:14 pm
Re: S&G: Glueing process for Stitch and Glue
HenkA -- 12/18/2007, 12:25 pm
Re: S&G: Glueing process for Stitch and Glue
Charlie -- 12/18/2007, 10:22 am
Re: S&G: Glueing process for Stitch and Glue
Dave -- 12/18/2007, 9:08 am