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Make a Fiberglass Tube Instead
By:Ken Blanton
Date: 12/1/2003, 10:31 pm
In Response To: Strip: Making the Grab Loop Tunnels (Rick Sylvia)

: I'm not there yet, but I'm thinking ahead to the grab loops. I've been trying
: to make the "tunnels" that pass thru the bow and stern, and am
: having trouble. I'm trying to hollow out a 3/4" dowel with a
: 1/2" hole.

When I built my Outer Island I scrapped that idea right off the bat ... I knew there was no way I was gonna be able to drill a straight hole in a dowel.

Instead ... I grabbed a big spike and used it as a mandrel to make a hand laid fiberglass tube. I wrapped the spike with packing tape, waxed it and then just wrapped a piece of epoxy saturated cloth around it. I tinted the epoxy black. It worked just fine.

Ken

Messages In This Thread

Strip: Making the Grab Loop Tunnels
Rick Sylvia -- 12/1/2003, 4:30 pm
A solution!
Rick Sylvia -- 12/2/2003, 2:56 pm
Re: A solution!
Lennie Hawkins -- 12/3/2003, 11:26 am
Re: Strip: Making the Grab Loop Tunnels *Pic*
John Monroe -- 12/2/2003, 4:18 am
Re: Strip: Making the Grab Loop Tunnels
LeeG -- 12/1/2003, 10:39 pm
Make a Fiberglass Tube Instead
Ken Blanton -- 12/1/2003, 10:31 pm
Re: I used copper pipe
Peter -- 12/2/2003, 1:01 pm
Re: I used copper pipe
Chuck -- 12/2/2003, 10:48 pm
Re: I used copper pipe *LINK*
Dave Houser -- 12/3/2003, 3:02 pm
Re: I used copper pipe
Jay Doorly -- 12/5/2003, 3:03 am
DITTO! *NM*
Danny Cox -- 12/2/2003, 8:08 am
Re: Strip: Making the Grab Loop Tunnels
Shawn Baker -- 12/1/2003, 7:06 pm
Re: Strip: Making the Grab Loop Tunnels
mike allen -- 12/1/2003, 6:36 pm
Re: Strip: Making the Grab Loop Tunnels
Chip Sandresky -- 12/1/2003, 6:04 pm
Re: Strip: Making the Grab Loop Tunnels
KenC -- 12/1/2003, 8:43 pm
Re: Strip: Making the Grab Loop Tunnels *LINK*
john -- 12/1/2003, 8:36 pm
Re: Strip: Making the Grab Loop Tunnels
c -- 12/1/2003, 5:52 pm
Re: Strip: Making the Grab Loop Tunnels
Paul Jacob -- 12/1/2003, 5:16 pm
Re: Strip: Making the Grab Loop Tunnels
Tony Bligh -- 12/1/2003, 6:02 pm
Re: Strip: Making the Grab Loop Tunnels
Ron Deane -- 12/2/2003, 8:55 am