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Re: Material: coaming construction methods compare
By:george jung
Date: 1/5/2010, 4:34 pm
In Response To: Re: Material: coaming construction methods compare (Jay Babina )

: You can use epoxy like contact cement to glue up� larger veneer
: pieces. You have to experiment with your epoxy as far as heat
: and time or do it on the weekend when you're around.

: You coat each surface good. Then there will be a period when the
: epoxy has kicked and becomes very tacky. You can then put the
: pieces together and roll them down. Make sure your veneer
: sandwich will make the bend around the front of the cockpit. The
: glass sandwich I used is quite flexible but stiffens up more
: each day. Once I add a another tape layer on the outside and
: inside and it was well hardened, it was very strong and stiff.
: Labor-wise it's fairly simple.

Pretty slick - don't believe I've heard of anyone doing this before. Any pics, btw?

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DaveS -- 1/3/2010, 9:44 am
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Jay Babina -- 1/5/2010, 8:48 am
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wwfloyd -- 1/5/2010, 1:10 pm
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Jay Babina -- 1/5/2010, 4:39 pm
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Don -- 1/5/2010, 10:46 am
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Jay Babina -- 1/5/2010, 12:53 pm
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george jung -- 1/5/2010, 4:34 pm
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Don -- 1/4/2010, 6:53 pm
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Scott Fitzgerrell -- 1/4/2010, 4:23 pm
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mtkayak -- 1/4/2010, 2:09 pm
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Etienne Muller - Ireland -- 1/4/2010, 3:49 pm
Thanks *NM*
mtkayak -- 1/4/2010, 4:22 pm
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mtkayak -- 1/4/2010, 2:11 pm
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mtkayak -- 1/4/2010, 2:10 pm
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Bob Brownie -- 1/4/2010, 11:15 am
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Etienne Muller - Ireland -- 1/3/2010, 12:27 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 1/4/2010, 12:22 am
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Etienne Muller - Ireland -- 1/3/2010, 12:28 pm
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kirk Briggs -- 1/3/2010, 11:37 am
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Andy Boyd -- 1/3/2010, 8:50 pm
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tony olsen -- 1/4/2010, 8:21 am
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Bill Hamm -- 1/5/2010, 1:00 am
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Ric -- 1/3/2010, 11:04 pm
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george jung -- 1/3/2010, 3:29 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 1/4/2010, 12:18 am
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DaveS -- 1/3/2010, 11:59 pm