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Re: Where and how to install skeg
By:Kevin Greer
Date: 9/21/2011, 12:37 pm
In Response To: Re: Where and how to install skeg (Jay Babina )

: Here's what I would do - (Just opinion)

: I would trace the opening on the box and cut it out a bit larger
: than the box. Perhaps by a 1/16" or less so the box can
: loosely slide in an out.

: I would saturate the opening with epoxy and wrap glass cloth from
: the bottom around the opening sealing the cut out wood.

: Sand and roughen the box plastic along the bottom. place it in the
: opening flush to the bottom and duct tape across the bottom
: protecting the opening. Then with an artist brush, paint in
: unthickened epoxy around the opening from the inside of the
: hull, filing the gap. Once it hardens, you can put on some glass
: on the inside and a filet.

: In other words, I would have it flush to the outside. Wether you go
: flush or float it on the wood thickness, I think you would be
: fine either way.

Again, thanks for all the advice. This is exactly the information that I was needing

Messages In This Thread

Strip: Where and how to install skeg
Kevin Greer -- 9/18/2011, 6:32 pm
Re: Strip: Where and how to install skeg
Joy -- 9/18/2011, 7:01 pm
Re: Strip: Where and how to install skeg *PIC*
Kevin Greer -- 9/18/2011, 8:13 pm
Re: Strip: Where and how to install skeg
Bill Hamm -- 9/20/2011, 2:01 am
Re: Strip: Where and how to install skeg
Bill Hamm -- 9/20/2011, 2:15 am
Where and how to install skeg
Jay Babina -- 9/20/2011, 8:12 am
Re: Where and how to install skeg
Kevin Greer -- 9/20/2011, 10:12 am
Re: Where and how to install skeg
Jay Babina -- 9/20/2011, 8:13 pm
Re: Where and how to install skeg
Bill Hamm -- 9/21/2011, 1:40 am
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Etiennemuller Muller Ireland -- 9/21/2011, 3:01 pm
Re: Where and how to install skeg
Bill Hamm -- 9/21/2011, 3:19 pm
Re: Where and how to install skeg
Etiennemuller Muller Ireland -- 9/21/2011, 4:09 pm
Re: Where and how to install skeg
Bill Hamm -- 9/22/2011, 2:08 am
Re: Where and how to install skeg
Kirk Fredericks -- 3/25/2012, 2:14 pm
Re: Where and how to install skeg
Kevin Greer -- 9/21/2011, 12:37 pm
Re: Where and how to install skeg
Bill Hamm -- 9/22/2011, 2:10 am
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Al Edie -- 9/23/2011, 1:39 am
Re: Where and how to install skeg *NM* *PIC*
Kevin Greer -- 10/14/2011, 3:42 pm
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Kevin Greer -- 10/14/2011, 3:55 pm
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Kevin Greer -- 10/14/2011, 3:57 pm
Re: Where and how to install skeg
Bill Hamm -- 10/14/2011, 5:35 pm
Re: Where and how to install skeg
Kevin Greer -- 10/14/2011, 8:59 pm
Re: Where and how to install skeg
daan daniels -- 10/17/2011, 3:35 pm
Re: Where and how to install skeg
Malcolm Schweizer -- 10/17/2011, 3:40 pm