: Hey Folks,

: I've got a question(s).

: But first, heres the situation. In the walnut design on the deck of the
: "L" that I'm working on, I am getting some telegraphing of the
: joints between the walnut strips. I've got 2 layers of 4oz E glass on the
: outside and 2 fill coats of epoxy. Nothing has been done to the underneath
: side yet. When I applied the glass and fills, the sides of the deck had
: pulled away from the forms abt 1/2" on both sides. The glass/epoxy on
: the outside had been curing for three days, so yesterday I used some
: ratchet straps and pulled the deck back down snug to the forms. Some of
: the "telegraphing" was showing before I pulled it back down to
: the forms, but, now there seems to be more of it.

: My question is: Is this going to be a problem or will it all be taken care of
: when I apply the double layer of 4oz E glass under the deck?

: Also, I was planning on sanding, then applying another fill coat or two on
: the outside anyway after the underside is glassed. This should take care
: of any cosmetic flaws on the outside, IF glassing the underside solves the
: problem.

: You can't see the "telegraphing" in the pic. I just included it so
: you can see where the walnut is.

: Any, and all, help will be greatly appreciated.

: Happy Building.

: Charles.

hi Charles,
I can't answer your question, but instead have one of my own. What is telegraphing? I have plenty of walnut on my deck, which I just glassed 3 days ago too. I planned on putting it back on the forms tomorrow, but now I'm wondering if I should do it today to see if it is pulling away also. I wasn't expecting to have this problem, and hoped to finish the hull outside and have it cure before strapping everything on
anyhow, I'll be watching for responses to your question, especially if I find any problems with my deck when I get home from work (not that I'm working really hard)

James