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Re: S&G: How much wrestling with plywood is normal
By:Terry Hanson
Date: 11/14/2003, 3:54 pm
In Response To: S&G: How much wrestling with plywood is normal? (pikabike)

: I'm eyeing a flat spot on the hull's left stern side. Now that it is glassed,
: I'm afraid I'll be in for one hell of a fight when it's time to stitch it
: to the deck (today). So far, I have done all the stitching myself.

: Anybody out there needed to get help from another person to join the deck and
: hull? Just what is "normal" anyway for effort to join deck and
: hull?

Can you put a spreader stick in the hull to push out the flat spot?
What boat are you wrestling with?
In a perfect world everything fits but you will find that you can have a fair bit of wiggle room to get things to fit.

Terry

Messages In This Thread

S&G: How much wrestling with plywood is normal?
pikabike -- 11/14/2003, 3:16 pm
Re: S&G: How much wrestling with plywood is normal
john rominski -- 11/17/2003, 8:03 am
Re: S&G: How much wrestling with plywood is normal
LeeG -- 11/17/2003, 11:46 am
Re: S&G: How much wrestling with plywood is normal
LeeG -- 11/15/2003, 10:57 am
Re: Not the puzzle joint
pikabike -- 11/16/2003, 2:52 pm
Whap it with a staple gun!
Pete Notman -- 11/14/2003, 9:22 pm
Re: Whap it with a staple gun!
pikabike -- 11/16/2003, 2:43 pm
cunning gt stripes
Pete Notman -- 11/17/2003, 3:29 am
staple gun = tearout!
Pete Notman -- 11/17/2003, 3:16 am
Re: Whap it with a staple gun!
Jay Doorly -- 11/16/2003, 10:25 pm
needlenose pliers for tight spots
mike allen -- 11/16/2003, 4:59 pm
Re: S&G: How much wrestling with plywood is normal
Steve Pituch -- 11/14/2003, 4:37 pm
Re: You don't tape the seam?
pikabike -- 11/16/2003, 2:13 pm
Re: S&G: How much wrestling with plywood is normal
Don -- 11/14/2003, 4:29 pm
Re: You guessed correctly
pikabike -- 11/16/2003, 2:04 pm
Re: S&G: How much wrestling with plywood is normal
Terry Hanson -- 11/14/2003, 3:54 pm
Re: "Pullers" instead of spreaders
pikabike -- 11/16/2003, 1:51 pm