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Re: S&G: Filleting the deck to hull - the inside j
By:Robert N Pruden
Date: 3/7/2011, 11:19 am

Hey, Sean

Historically, I have always used electrical tape to bind a brush to a stick, then dipped it into the epoxy, rotated the wetted brush to keep the epoxy from dripping, then maneuvered it into position. I wetted the entire seam with the epoxy, then used the same epoxy-wet brush to maneuver a tape over the seam, then used thickened epoxy to seal the deal. The process has always been painstaking but I end up with a fairly light application of stuff to keep the seam sealed tight and strong. A final coat of epoxy after sanding the filled seam gives me a smooth finish. Also, I do the same thing you did, lay the kayak on her side to let gravity help matters.

Robert N Pruden

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S&G: Filleting the deck to hull - the inside job
Sean Dawe -- 3/1/2011, 7:57 am
Re: S&G: Filleting the deck to hull - the inside j
Bill Hamm -- 3/2/2011, 1:20 am
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Paul Sylvester -- 3/5/2011, 9:48 am
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Bill Hamm -- 3/6/2011, 1:06 am
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Sean Dawe -- 3/2/2011, 7:43 am
Re: S&G: Filleting the deck to hull - the inside j
Charles Robinson -- 3/2/2011, 8:36 am
Re: S&G: Filleting the deck to hull - the inside j
Robert N Pruden -- 3/7/2011, 11:19 am
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Duane Strosaker -- 3/2/2011, 4:17 pm
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JohnK -- 3/4/2011, 5:33 am
Re: S&G: Filleting the deck to hull - the inside j *PIC*
Paul G. Jacobson -- 3/4/2011, 9:30 pm
Re: S&G: Filleting the deck to hull - the inside j
Bill Hamm -- 3/5/2011, 6:23 am
Re: S&G: Filleting the deck to hull - the inside j
Bill Hamm -- 3/5/2011, 6:26 am
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Paul G. Jacobson -- 3/5/2011, 5:44 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 3/6/2011, 1:07 am
Re: S&G: Filleting the deck to hull - the inside j
Sean Dawe -- 3/7/2011, 12:17 pm
Re: S&G: Filleting the deck to hull - the inside j
Bill Hamm -- 3/8/2011, 12:30 am