: Hi all,

: I'm close! Only a couple of small pieces around the cockpit and the stripping
: is finished. My problem is the shear for the deck has pulled away from the
: hull leaving a 1/8 to 1/4 inch wide gap 1-2 feet long about 2 feet back
: from the bow (the tape let go). I clamped it back in place and put on new
: tape, but how can I keep it in place when it comes time to glass?

: My idea is to hit the area with a heat gun while it is clamped and then let
: it cool in place. Hopefully it will stay in shape after I remove the

Andrew,
I had a similar problem after sanding my deck. I hot glued the deck to each station before glassing the deck. It was easy to slice the hot glue after glassing, with a putty knife. The rest was removed when preparing inside of deck.

Larry C.