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Re: Other: warped deck or hull *Pic*
By:Jesper Bach
Date: 12/2/2004, 1:47 am
In Response To: Other: warped deck or hull (john walker)

: I foolishly glassed the outside of of my deck then left it sit for couple
: weeks before glassing the inside. Now I have a warped deck that I can't
: get to fit on the full. I did not realize that it had warped until after I
: had glassed the inside. I have tried to strech it out but it just pops
: back. Does anybody have any idea what to do?

I think heat combined with brute force, may be the way for you.
I discovered that my deck, when glassed inside and out, would warp as much as two inches midships (lengthwise, as it was not warped crosswise), when it was cold. When i had it sitting in the sun for about an hour, it would "warp" itself nicely into place.

I hot-glued in spacers and added luggage straps to keep it in place, one day when it was especially hot, and after that it stayed so much un-warped, that i could strap it completely in place, on a cold day. Keep it strapped until you take it inside and heat up the living room, to get the last details in place, for glassing the deck and hull together.

Jesper

Messages In This Thread

Other: warped deck or hull
john walker -- 12/1/2004, 5:18 pm
Re: Other: warped deck or hull
Rob Macks -- 12/2/2004, 7:10 pm
Re: Other: warped deck or hull
Robert N Pruden -- 12/2/2004, 8:23 pm
Re: Other: warped deck or hull
john walker -- 12/3/2004, 11:41 am
heat the clamp a little if you are worried
Robert N Pruden -- 12/3/2004, 4:30 pm
Re: Other: warped deck or hull *LINK*
john walker -- 12/2/2004, 12:31 pm
Re: Other: BUT.., be careful.. *Pic*
Tom Bastiansen -- 12/3/2004, 10:29 am
Re: Other: BUT.., be careful..
john walker -- 12/3/2004, 12:17 pm
That's a good method. *Pic*
Jesper Bach -- 12/3/2004, 4:41 am
Is it a strip or S&G deck? *LINK*
Robert N Pruden -- 12/2/2004, 10:06 am
Re: Other: warped deck or hull
Ken Blanton -- 12/2/2004, 5:46 am
Re: Other: warped deck or hull *Pic*
Jesper Bach -- 12/2/2004, 1:47 am
Re: Other: warped deck or hull
Barry Shelton -- 12/1/2004, 10:00 pm