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Re: Strip: Drilling hole in bow/stern for toggle
By:Bill Hamm
Date: 5/8/2010, 6:51 am
In Response To: Re: Strip: Drilling hole in bow/stern for toggle (Dan Caouette (CSFW))

: That's been my latest method as well. Naturally I double drill the
: hole for the toggle (drill oversized, fill with thickened epoxy
: and when dry, drill the correct hole) so the end grain of the
: inner stem and the strips are sealed and reinforced.

: Another option is to install a fiberglass tube fitting (ala
: Maroske) in very end of the deck. It's not as strong but then
: again, like one of my customers said, "It's a rescue
: toggle, not a carrying handle." Very true...

If the fiberglass tube were taped (fiberglass tape) to the inside of the boat, it would be both very light and very strong.

Bill H.

Messages In This Thread

Strip: Drilling hole in bow/stern for toggle
Ian Johnson -- 5/6/2010, 7:34 am
Thanks all
Ian Johnson -- 5/9/2010, 7:42 pm
Re: Strip: Drilling hole in bow/stern for toggle
Bill Hamm -- 5/6/2010, 1:20 pm
Re: Strip: Drilling hole in bow/stern for toggle
Dan Caouette (CSFW) -- 5/7/2010, 4:22 pm
Re: Strip: Drilling hole in bow/stern for toggle
Bill Hamm -- 5/8/2010, 6:54 am
Re: Strip: Drilling hole in bow/stern for toggle
Bill Hamm -- 5/8/2010, 6:51 am
Re: Strip: Drilling hole in bow/stern for toggle
Terry Haines -- 5/15/2010, 12:12 am
Re: Strip: Drilling hole in bow/stern for toggle
Bill Hamm -- 5/17/2010, 12:25 am
Re: Strip: Drilling hole in bow/stern for toggle *PIC*
Kurt Maurer -- 5/7/2010, 9:02 am
Re: Strip: Drilling hole in bow/stern for toggle *NM* *PIC*
Kurt Maurer -- 5/7/2010, 9:03 am
Re: Strip: Drilling hole in bow/stern for toggle
Clayton Plunkett -- 5/7/2010, 3:31 pm
Re: Strip: Drilling hole in bow/stern for toggle
Malcolm Schweizer -- 5/6/2010, 8:49 am
Drilling hole in bow/stern for toggle
Jay Babina -- 5/6/2010, 8:25 am
Re: Drilling hole in bow/stern for toggle
Ian Johnson -- 5/6/2010, 8:44 am
(BTW I'm building a Guillemot) *NM*
Ian Johnson -- 5/6/2010, 7:40 am