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Strip: hull curl
By:Rick Jensen
Date: 6/7/2011, 8:40 pm

I am building my very first strip boat, a petrel. With help from you guys and other research, all has gone well. Im all stipped up and have glassed the outside of hull and deck. I glassed the hull first and added 1 fill coat. I then pulled the hull off the forms and glassed the deck. meanwhile the hull curled up so tight I cant get it back on the form without cracking the strips. I'm sure that after the inside is glassed the cracks wont be a problem, but i dont know if I'll ever get the seam aligned with the deck unless I can fix the problem before It's glassed. Has anyone experienced this and what can I do?

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Strip: hull curl
Rick Jensen -- 6/7/2011, 8:40 pm
Re: Strip: hull curl
JohnK -- 6/7/2011, 10:02 pm
Re: Strip: hull curl *PIC*
John Caldeira -- 6/8/2011, 12:45 am
Re: Strip: hull curl
Allan -- 6/8/2011, 3:11 am
Re: Strip: hull curl
Rick Jensen -- 6/8/2011, 5:39 pm