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Re: Strip: fiberglassing deck
By:Bill Hamm
Date: 1/11/2010, 12:10 am
In Response To: Strip: fiberglassing deck (pettyofficeryn3)

: Question. Fiberglassing Guillemot Double... Book says before
: fiberglassing, remove deck from strongback and forms, turn hull
: over and fiberglass exterior and interior of hull. Has anyone
: fiberglassed the outside of deck first while still on strongback
: and forms before removing deck to do the hull? If I did it this
: way the deck might be less likely to distort as I set it aside
: to do the hull.... I would also tape a few inches below the hull
: shear line before fiberglassing deck so they would still
: separate.....

That's the way I'd do it, glass it on the forms. The glued hull/deck are fairly weak before they are glassed.

Bill H.

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Strip: fiberglassing deck
pettyofficeryn3 -- 1/10/2010, 4:38 pm
Re: Strip: fiberglassing deck
Jim L -- 1/11/2010, 7:46 am
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Etienne Muller - Ireland -- 1/11/2010, 4:45 pm
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Scott Fitzgerrell -- 1/19/2010, 1:54 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 1/11/2010, 12:10 am
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pettyofficeryn3 -- 1/11/2010, 1:43 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 1/12/2010, 12:41 am
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Etienne Muller - Ireland -- 1/12/2010, 12:20 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 1/13/2010, 12:23 am