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Re: Strip: Hatches: weight of hatch flange
By:Ian Johnson
Date: 11/12/2010, 8:40 pm
In Response To: Re: Strip: Hatches: weight of hatch flange (Bill Hamm)

: Hmmm...I think I leave what they say around 1.5". You're not
: adding all that much weight.

: Btw, you can make the laminate nice and black with something like
: graphite or copier toner added to the resin. Except for the
: small gap between the hatch and the deck no one will ever see
: it, but if it's black it disapears, if it's white (bare glass)
: you'll probably see a line around the hatch.

: Bill H.

Thanks. I used some toner from a laser printer cartridge. Gosh that's effective. Even with some colloidal silica to thicken it up, it still looks a smart black.

Messages In This Thread

Strip: Hatches: protecting gasket while glassing lip
Ian Johnson -- 11/8/2010, 5:33 pm
Re: Strip: Hatches: weight of hatch flange
Ian Johnson -- 11/11/2010, 7:01 pm
Re: Strip: Hatches: weight of hatch flange
Bill Hamm -- 11/12/2010, 12:46 am
Re: Strip: Hatches: weight of hatch flange
Ian Johnson -- 11/12/2010, 1:14 am
Re: Strip: Hatches: weight of hatch flange
Bill Hamm -- 11/12/2010, 9:08 am
Re: Strip: Hatches: weight of hatch flange
Bill Hamm -- 11/12/2010, 6:16 am
Re: Strip: Hatches: weight of hatch flange
Ian Johnson -- 11/12/2010, 8:40 pm
Re: Strip: Hatches: protecting gasket while glassi *PIC*
Kurt Maurer -- 11/8/2010, 6:59 pm
Re: Strip: Hatches: protecting gasket while glassi
Tony -- 11/11/2010, 5:57 pm
Re: BTW that's a beautiful deck
Ian Johnson -- 11/8/2010, 7:43 pm
Re: Strip: Hatches: protecting gasket - answered!
Ian Johnson -- 11/8/2010, 7:41 pm
Re: Strip: Hatches: protecting gasket - answered! *PIC*
Kyle T -- 11/9/2010, 9:49 am
Re: Strip: Hatches: protecting gasket - answered!
Ian Johnson -- 11/11/2010, 7:04 pm
Re: Strip: Hatches: protecting gasket - answered!
Bill Hamm -- 11/8/2010, 8:24 pm
Re: Strip: Hatches: protecting gasket - answered!
dave g -- 11/8/2010, 8:05 pm
Re: Strip: Hatches: protecting gasket - answered!
Ian Johnson -- 11/9/2010, 1:35 am