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Re: Strip: What did I do wrong here, and how can I
By:Rob Macks / Laughing Loon CC&K
Date: 2/11/2011, 8:29 pm
In Response To: Strip: What did I do wrong here, and how can I fix it? *PIC* (Darel Matthews)

: Attahced are two pics down the length of my hull facing aft. I
: originally noticed my strips starting to pull in between forms
: when I was about 6 or 8 strips up from the sheerline,

Try wetting the strips with a soaking sponge.

Strips dry and shrink in LOW humidity shops in the winter.

Rob

Messages In This Thread

Strip: What did I do wrong here, and how can I fix it? *PIC*
Darel Matthews -- 2/11/2011, 12:46 pm
Re: Strip: What did I do wrong here, and how can I *PIC*
Darel Matthews -- 2/11/2011, 12:49 pm
Re: Strip: What did I do wrong here, and how can I *PIC*
Darel Matthews -- 2/11/2011, 12:50 pm
Re: Strip: What did I do wrong here, and how can I
Paul G. Jacobson -- 2/11/2011, 2:07 pm
Re: Strip: What did I do wrong here, and how can I
Darel -- 2/11/2011, 5:34 pm
Re: Strip: What did I do wrong here, and how can I
Kudzu / Jeff Horton -- 2/11/2011, 2:04 pm
form spacing
Paul G. Jacobson -- 2/11/2011, 2:25 pm
Re: Strip: What did I do wrong here, and how can I
Bill Hamm -- 2/11/2011, 3:15 pm
Re: Strip: What did I do wrong here, and how can I
Darel -- 2/11/2011, 5:36 pm
Re: Strip: What did I do wrong here, and how can I
Bill Hamm -- 2/11/2011, 6:31 pm
Re: Strip: What did I do wrong here, and how can I
Darel -- 2/11/2011, 8:11 pm
Re: Strip: What did I do wrong here, and how can I
Rod Tait (Orca Boats) -- 2/11/2011, 4:16 pm
Re: Strip: What did I do wrong here, and how can I
Darel -- 2/11/2011, 5:37 pm
Re: Strip: What did I do wrong here, and how can I
Rob Macks / Laughing Loon CC&K -- 2/11/2011, 8:29 pm
Re: Strip: What did I do wrong here, and how can I
Darel -- 2/11/2011, 9:23 pm
Re: Strip: What did I do wrong here, and how can I
Ian Cummins -- 2/11/2011, 9:48 pm
Re: Strip: What did I do wrong here, and how can I
Rob Macks / Laughing Loon CC&K -- 2/12/2011, 9:40 am
Re: Strip: What did I do wrong here, and how can I *PIC*
Etienne Muller - ireland -- 2/12/2011, 5:58 am
Re: Strip: What did I do wrong here, and how can I
Darel Matthews -- 2/12/2011, 11:21 am