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Re: Seeking: Carbon Fiber Cockpit/Coaming Splice?
By:Bill Hamm
Date: 7/11/2012, 1:22 am
In Response To: Re: Seeking: Carbon Fiber Cockpit/Coaming Splice? (Marc Upchurch)

: Bill,
: Thanks but I have done plenty of fiberglass, I just find it painful
: to wrap around a sharp curve at the same time as the curve of
: the opening.
: I've done that also but if it is not necessary why bother?

: Marc

The wood needs to be thicker to compensate for the weaker material, wood being less strong than wood/glass, thicker coaming lips don't seal as easily as thinner ones, there is a reason to use the glass.

Bill H.

Messages In This Thread

Seeking: Carbon Fiber Cockpit/Coaming Splice? *PIC*
danperry -- 7/5/2012, 1:50 am
Re: Seeking: Carbon Fiber Cockpit/Coaming Splice? *PIC*
Etienne Muller -- 7/5/2012, 3:06 am
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Marc Upchurch -- 7/5/2012, 8:46 am
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Etienne Muller -- 7/5/2012, 12:23 pm
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Marc Upchurch -- 7/5/2012, 1:20 pm
Re: Seeking: Carbon Fiber Cockpit/Coaming Splice?
Etienne Muller -- 7/5/2012, 5:56 pm
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Marc Upchurch -- 7/5/2012, 8:30 pm
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Kirk Fredericks -- 7/5/2012, 11:13 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 7/10/2012, 1:42 am
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Marc Upchurch -- 7/10/2012, 8:07 am
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Bill Hamm -- 7/11/2012, 1:22 am
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danperry -- 7/10/2012, 4:48 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 7/11/2012, 1:25 am
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danperry -- 7/11/2012, 4:43 pm
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John Abercrombie -- 7/11/2012, 11:16 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 7/12/2012, 1:36 am
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John Abercrombie -- 7/5/2012, 5:38 pm
Re: Seeking: Carbon Fiber Cockpit/Coaming Splice? *PIC*
Etienne Muller -- 7/5/2012, 6:11 pm
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John Abercrombie -- 7/5/2012, 10:03 pm
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Sean Dawe -- 7/5/2012, 10:16 am
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danperry -- 7/5/2012, 10:40 am
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Etienne Muller -- 7/5/2012, 12:26 pm
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Sean Dawe -- 7/5/2012, 12:39 pm
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Etienne Muller -- 7/5/2012, 12:47 pm
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Sean Dawe -- 7/5/2012, 12:50 pm
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danperry -- 7/5/2012, 1:24 pm
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Etienne Muller -- 7/5/2012, 6:16 pm
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Marc Upchurch -- 7/5/2012, 1:23 pm
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Sean Dawe -- 7/5/2012, 1:33 pm
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Dan Caouette -- 7/5/2012, 1:29 pm
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Sean Dawe -- 7/5/2012, 2:08 pm
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danperry -- 7/5/2012, 10:58 am
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Bill Hamm -- 7/10/2012, 2:01 am
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Justin -- 7/5/2012, 5:54 am
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danperry -- 7/5/2012, 10:45 am
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yellowbelly -- 7/5/2012, 8:08 am
Re: Seeking: Carbon Fiber Cockpit/Coaming Splice? *PIC*
Bryan K -- 7/5/2012, 9:19 am
Re: Seeking: Carbon Fiber Cockpit/Coaming Splice?
Dan Caouette -- 7/5/2012, 9:24 am
Re: Seeking: Carbon Fiber Cockpit/Coaming Splice?
danperry -- 7/5/2012, 1:26 pm