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Re: How about a different order of operations? *PIC*
By:Dan Caouette (CSCWC)
Date: 3/29/2014, 6:16 am
In Response To: Re: How about a different order of operations? (george jung)

1) It appears you did not trim the deck section of your forms, leaving that residual to attach the forms to your strong-back. So.... after finishing the hull, do you flip it, and then trim the deck section of the forms?

For many years I would cut the forms completely out and then reattach the cutoffs. I was making extra work for myself. Now I cut only the hull side of the forms. After completing the exterior of the hull (through glassing) I pull the forms and glass the hull interior. After the fill coats cure I trim the forms to the deck profile and reinsert them into the hull, tacking them in place with hot glue. Then I build the deck.

I picked up this build method from some of my European friends including Björn Thomasson and Ulf Johansson.

2) Several here note they simply leave the forms in the boat (if they're using an external strong-back, build and glass the deck, then 'knock out' the forms. It would appear you have already glassed the deck to the hull - and then, somehow, glass the inside of the deck? Is that correct? If so - how are you building your hatch/covers/seals?

Not quite. The deck is glassed normally and not bonded to the hull at this time. If you did, you could never sand and glass the interior of the deck or build hatches, etc. I build and glass the deck, pull it off the forms and then sand and glass the deck interior.

Messages In This Thread

Strip: Order of Operations
aikijay -- 3/26/2014, 2:15 pm
Re: Strip: Order of Operations
Lomic -- 3/26/2014, 2:23 pm
Re: Strip: Order of Operations
John Messinger -- 3/26/2014, 3:02 pm
Re: Strip: Order of Operations
Jay Stallman -- 3/26/2014, 3:51 pm
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John Messinger -- 3/26/2014, 3:59 pm
Re: Strip: Order of Operations
aikijay -- 3/26/2014, 5:16 pm
Re: Strip: Order of Operations
John Messinger -- 3/26/2014, 5:48 pm
Re: Strip: The Hot Glue Guru
Rob Macks/Laughing Loon CC&K -- 3/26/2014, 5:30 pm
Re: Strip: The Hot Glue Guru
aikijay -- 3/26/2014, 9:56 pm
Re: Strip: The Hot Glue Guru
Rob Macks/Laughing Loon CC&K -- 3/27/2014, 1:29 am
Re: Strip: The Hot Glue Guru
Lomic -- 3/27/2014, 3:20 am
Re: Strip: The Hot Glue Guru
aikijay -- 3/27/2014, 7:21 am
Re: Strip: The Hot Glue Guru
Rob Macks/Laughing Loon CC&K -- 3/27/2014, 8:29 am
Re: Strip: The Hot Glue Guru
Jay Babina -- 3/27/2014, 8:48 am
Re: Strip: The Hot Glue Guru
Dan Caouette (CSCWC) -- 3/27/2014, 9:17 am
Re: Strip: The Hot Glue Guru
Bill Hamm -- 3/28/2014, 8:33 am
Re: Strip: The Hot Glue Guru
Rob Macks/Laughing Loon CC&K -- 3/28/2014, 11:14 am
Old sayings...
Dan Caouette (CSCWC) -- 3/27/2014, 9:21 am
Re: Strip: The Hot Glue Guru
Rob Macks/Laughing Loon CC&K -- 4/1/2014, 6:20 pm
Re: Strip: The Hot Glue Guru
aikijay -- 4/1/2014, 9:33 pm
Re: Strip: The Hot Glue Guru
MattD. -- 3/27/2014, 9:53 am
Re: Strip: The Hot Glue Guru
Etienne Muller -- 3/27/2014, 3:03 pm
Re: Strip: Order of Operations
Rod Tait -- 3/27/2014, 10:56 am
Re: Strip: Order of Operations
Jay Stallman -- 3/27/2014, 12:47 pm
Re: Strip: Order of Operations
Rod Tait -- 3/27/2014, 12:57 pm
Re: Strip: Order of Operations
Jay Stallman -- 3/27/2014, 1:54 pm
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Rob Macks/Laughing Loon CC&K -- 3/27/2014, 2:18 pm
Re: Strip: Order of Operations
Phil -- 4/5/2014, 10:40 am
Re: Strip: Order of Operations
Rob Macks/Laughing Loon CC&K -- 4/5/2014, 2:31 pm
Re: Strip: Order of Operations
Phil -- 4/5/2014, 3:16 pm
Re: Strip: Order of Operations
Rob Macks/Laughing Loon CC&K -- 4/5/2014, 4:13 pm
Re: Strip: Order of Operations
Bill Hamm -- 4/6/2014, 1:05 am
Re: Strip: Order of Operations *PIC*
Rob Macks/Laughing Loon CC&K -- 4/6/2014, 8:53 am
How about a different order of operations? *PIC*
Dan Caouette (CSCWC) -- 3/27/2014, 2:07 pm
Re: How about a different order of operations?
Jay Stallman -- 3/27/2014, 2:59 pm
Re: How about a different order of operations?
Dan Caouette (CSCWC) -- 3/27/2014, 3:16 pm
Re: How about a different order of operations?
Jay Stallman -- 3/27/2014, 10:58 pm
Re: How about a different order of operations?
Rod Tait -- 3/28/2014, 10:15 am
Re: How about a different order of operations?
Jay Stallman -- 3/30/2014, 8:49 am
Re: How about a different order of operations?
Rod Tait -- 3/30/2014, 12:23 pm
Re: How about a different order of operations?
george jung -- 3/30/2014, 1:17 pm
Re: How about a different order of operations?
JohnAbercrombie -- 3/30/2014, 1:47 pm
Re: How about a different order of operations?
Rod Tait -- 3/30/2014, 2:14 pm
Re: How about a different order of operations?
Jay Stallman -- 3/30/2014, 2:47 pm
Re: How about a different order of operations?
JohnAbercrombie -- 3/30/2014, 3:00 pm
Re: How about a different order of operations?
Bill Hamm -- 3/31/2014, 12:35 am
Re: How about a different order of operations?
Bill Hamm -- 3/31/2014, 12:34 am
Re: How about a different order of operations?
Jay Stallman -- 3/30/2014, 4:08 pm
Re: How about a different order of operations?
JohnAbercrombie -- 3/30/2014, 7:31 pm
Re: How about a different order of operations?
ancient kayaker -- 3/30/2014, 8:59 pm
Re: How about a different order of operations?
aikijay -- 3/30/2014, 10:59 pm
Re: How about a different order of operations?
JohnAbercrombie -- 3/30/2014, 11:30 pm
Re: How about a different order of operations?
Jay Stallman -- 3/30/2014, 11:57 pm
Re: How about a different order of operations?
ancient kayaker -- 3/31/2014, 12:49 am
Re: How about a different order of operations?
Bill Hamm -- 3/31/2014, 1:07 am
Re: How about a different order of operations?
Jay Stallman -- 3/31/2014, 8:09 am
Re: How about a different order of operations? *PIC*
JohnAbercrombie -- 3/31/2014, 12:56 pm
Re: How about a different order of operations?
Bill Hamm -- 4/1/2014, 12:55 am
Re: How about a different order of operations?
Jay Stallman -- 3/31/2014, 9:05 am
Re: How about a different order of operations? *PIC*
Dan Caouette (CSCWC) -- 3/31/2014, 10:11 am
Re: How about a different order of operations?
Jay Stallman -- 3/31/2014, 12:40 pm
Re: How about a different order of operations?
JohnAbercrombie -- 3/31/2014, 1:12 pm
End Pours
Dan Caouette (CSCWC) -- 3/31/2014, 1:22 pm
Re: End Pours
Jay Stallman -- 3/31/2014, 2:20 pm
Re: End Pours
JohnAbercrombie -- 3/31/2014, 2:32 pm
Re: End Pours
Dan Caouette (CSCWC) -- 3/31/2014, 2:35 pm
Re: End Pours
Jay Stallman -- 3/31/2014, 4:23 pm
Re: End Pours
Bill Hamm -- 4/1/2014, 1:05 am
Re: End Pours
Dan -- 4/1/2014, 10:19 am
Re: End Pours
Jay Stallman -- 4/1/2014, 10:43 am
Microballoons
John Messinger -- 4/1/2014, 11:48 am
Re: Microballoons
Jay Stallman -- 4/1/2014, 1:51 pm
Re: Microballoons
Dan -- 4/1/2014, 4:20 pm
Re: End Pours *PIC*
Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 3/31/2014, 5:55 pm
Re: End Pours *PIC*
Shawn Jones -- 4/1/2014, 2:24 am
Re: End Pours
Bill Hamm -- 4/1/2014, 1:01 am
Re: End Pours
Dan Caouette (CSCWC) -- 4/1/2014, 8:46 am
Re: How about a different order of operations?
aikijay -- 3/30/2014, 11:21 pm
Re: How about a different order of operations?
Rod Tait -- 3/31/2014, 10:44 am
Re: How about a different order of operations?
Jay Stallman -- 3/31/2014, 12:47 pm
Re: How about a different order of operations?
Rod Tait -- 3/31/2014, 4:43 pm
Re: How about a different order of operations?
george jung -- 4/1/2014, 7:50 pm
Re: How about a different order of operations?
Bill Hamm -- 3/28/2014, 8:41 am
Re: How about a different order of operations?
george jung -- 3/28/2014, 11:12 pm
Re: How about a different order of operations? *PIC*
Dan Caouette (CSCWC) -- 3/29/2014, 6:16 am
Re: How about a different order of operations?
george jung -- 3/29/2014, 10:17 am
Re: How about a different order of operations?
Rod Tait -- 3/29/2014, 11:17 am
Re: How about a different order of operations? *PIC*
Dan Caouette (CSCWC) -- 3/29/2014, 3:43 pm
Re: How about a different order of operations?
Rod Tait -- 3/27/2014, 3:20 pm