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Re: Strip: Curly Problem
By:Robert N Pruden
Date: 11/5/2003, 2:21 am
In Response To: Re: Strip: Curly Problem (David Humphries)

: Brad, I had a bit of that which worried me at the time but the general advice
: on the board is keep it on the forms as much as possible and get it back
: on the forms as soon as possible after glassing the inside (when the epoxy
: is dry). Any left over misfit with the deck can be coaxed back into place
: with inside bracing, external wedges, tape, straps and a variety of other
: techniques when you are fitting the 2 halves together. (I used a combo of
: all of them and it was fine). There is plenty more detailed info in the
: archives if you need it. One reference I found useful for wedges is at
: http://www.geocities.com/kentsyaks/shearfit.html I used hotmelt not epoxy
: on the fitting and it worked fine.
: cheers
: David

I'm thinking that when I build, based on your experience, the best time for me to glass my Night Heron, once I start it, would be cold, dry days so that the humidity is at a minimum. I guess my NH is a winter project.

Robert N Pruden

Messages In This Thread

Strip: Curly Problem
Brad -- 11/4/2003, 11:26 pm
Re: Strip: Curly Problem
mike allen -- 11/6/2003, 4:58 pm
Re: Strip: Curly Problem
jimkozel -- 11/5/2003, 7:30 am
Re: Strip: Curly Problem
Brad -- 11/6/2003, 4:14 pm
Re: Strip: Curly Problem
David Humphries -- 11/5/2003, 1:39 am
Re: Strip: Curly Problem
Robert N Pruden -- 11/5/2003, 2:21 am