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Re: S&G: Guillemot with a strip deck
By:Dave Kreiton
Date: 11/28/2001, 5:16 am
In Response To: Re: S&G: Guillemot with a strip deck (Myrl Tanton)

Myrl,
I agree with Paul's comments below regarding deck beams & bulkheads. I do think it is necessary to glass the inside of the deck. Fiberglass exhibits its strength when loaded in tension and a force applied to the outside of the completed deck will place the inside surface of the deck in tension. Without the glass cloth, you will have a much weaker deck. Having done that, I would remove all deck beams except, perhaps, the cockpit beam in order to save weight.
Any deck beams that you will remove after construction can be "quick & dirty". If you choose to leave one in the cockpit, a laminated or steam bent ash deck beam would look beautiful.
Hope this helps,
Dave

Messages In This Thread

S&G: Guillemot with a strip deck
Myrl Tanton -- 11/26/2001, 3:29 pm
Re: S&G: Guillemot with a strip deck
Paul G. Jacobson -- 11/27/2001, 8:23 pm
Re: S&G: Guillemot with a strip deck
Dave Kreiton -- 11/27/2001, 1:32 pm
Re:??on Dave's cormorant
Tony -- 11/27/2001, 9:22 pm
Re:??on Dave's cormorant
Dave Kreiton -- 11/28/2001, 5:33 am
Re: S&G: Guillemot with a strip deck
Myrl Tanton -- 11/27/2001, 4:49 pm
Re: S&G: Guillemot with a strip deck
Dave Kreiton -- 11/28/2001, 5:16 am
Re: S&G: Guillemot with a strip deck
David Ross -- 11/27/2001, 9:57 am