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Re: Strip: external strongback - deck position
By:JohnAbercrombie
Date: 1/22/2014, 12:07 am
In Response To: Re: Strip: external strongback - deck position (Marc Upchurch)

I appreciate all the variations shown, but I have a question, since I have never stripped with an external strongback.

It is easy to understand building the hull.
Please show what is necessary when you are doing the deck.


I don't think I have any pics that show much interesting detail on that, sorry.
There are different approaches to the sequence of operations, I think.
With the near-constant humidity in my area, it's not so critical to get both sides of the hull glassed quickly. I glass the outside of the hull, unscrew the forms from the strongback, and flip the hull over to rest in some supports. Then I strip the deck and glass it on the outside. Separate the hull& deck, remove the forms, glass the hull inside, glass the deck inside, etc... I do take some care to keep the hull & deck 'mated' as much as possible to avoid their shapes diverging too much.
Also, I'm retired, so work pretty much full-time at this stage, so not a lot of time elapses. It's a different situation if you are building on weekends only.
Others remove the forms from the hull, glass the hull inside, and re-insert the forms into the hull before stripping the deck IIRC.

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Strip: external strongback
Nick R. -- 1/21/2014, 7:05 am
Re: Strip: external strongback
Paul Davies -- 1/21/2014, 12:53 pm
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JohnAbercrombie -- 1/21/2014, 1:09 pm
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JohnAbercrombie -- 1/21/2014, 1:05 pm
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Etienne Muller -- 1/21/2014, 3:20 pm
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Allan -- 1/21/2014, 3:59 pm
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Greg_H -- 1/21/2014, 4:06 pm
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Jay Babina -- 1/22/2014, 7:47 am
Re: Strip: external strongback *PIC*
Howie -- 1/21/2014, 6:40 pm
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Ken Blanton -- 1/21/2014, 7:00 pm
Re: Strip: external strongback - deck position
Marc Upchurch -- 1/21/2014, 7:18 pm
Re: Strip: external strongback - deck position
JohnAbercrombie -- 1/22/2014, 12:07 am
Re: Strip: external strongback - deck position
Jay Babina -- 1/22/2014, 7:39 am
Re: Strip: external strongback - deck position
Bill Hamm -- 1/23/2014, 12:35 am
Re: Strip: external strongback - deck position *PIC*
Howie -- 1/22/2014, 5:07 pm
Re: Strip: external strongback
Bill Hamm -- 1/22/2014, 2:08 am
Re: Strip: external strongback
bryan kapteyn -- 1/30/2014, 2:26 pm