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Perhaps a good precaution would be...
By:Brian Nystrom
Date: 4/11/2003, 3:08 pm

...to epoxy the struts to the hatch covers before cutting them out. You could start cuts on each side to help locate the struts, then finish the cuts after the struts are glued in place. Also, if it's necessary to heat a hatch lid, it would probably be better done in an over, where the temperature can be controlled and the heat would be more even than when using a heat gun.

Messages In This Thread

Strip: Using heat to assist deck hull alignment
Andy Loudon -- 4/10/2003, 9:14 pm
Re: Strip: Using heat to assist deck hull alignmen
Ken -- 4/11/2003, 7:10 am
Re: Strip: Fixing deck hull mis-alignment
Rob Macks -- 4/11/2003, 8:41 am
Re: Strip: Fixing deck hull mis-alignment
Andy Loudon -- 4/11/2003, 11:02 pm
Re: Strip: Using heat to assist deck hull alignmen
Greg Hughes -- 4/11/2003, 6:31 am
Re: Strip: Using heat to assist deck hull alignmen
Wes Tanaka -- 4/10/2003, 9:53 pm
Perhaps a good precaution would be...
Brian Nystrom -- 4/11/2003, 3:08 pm
Perhaps a good precaution would be...
Brian Nystrom -- 4/11/2003, 3:07 pm