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Re: Strip: When to mount hardware (hatches, riggin
By:Ken Blanton
Date: 9/2/2003, 4:33 pm

: I'm wondering about hatch hardware and rigging. Should I pre-drill the holes
: for hardware, refill 'em, and all that jazz before or after the two are
: joined?

On my Outer Island,I did it after the halves were joined. I drilled the holes oversize and then filled 'em back up with epoxy filler. I drilled the final bolt holes through the filler after varnishing.

Ken Blanton

Messages In This Thread

Strip: When to mount hardware (hatches, rigging) *LINK*
Rick Brannan -- 9/2/2003, 12:12 pm
Re: Strip: When to mount hardware (hatches, riggin *LINK*
Rick Brannan -- 9/3/2003, 11:33 am
Re: Strip: When to mount hardware (hatches, riggin
John Schroeder -- 9/2/2003, 5:10 pm
Re: Strip: When to mount hardware (hatches, riggin
Ken Blanton -- 9/2/2003, 4:33 pm