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Re: Strip: Hatches flattened and lost boat shape
By:Scott Striegel
Date: 10/4/2011, 12:02 pm
In Response To: Re: Strip: Hatches flattened and lost boat shape (Scott Striegel)

: Sorry I didn't explain it very well. Both sides of the deck were
: glassed with 6 oz cloth and 3 coats of resin, the deck is
: secured to the hull. I sanded the hatch cover prior to adding
: the frame (so that it would be ready for varnish). The frame is
: on top of the hatch cover, I used a design I saw on a friends
: boat as he did not put a frame on the underside of the deck, and
: will use straps on top. The pieces were soaked then bent to
: shape before cutting to exact shape and gluing them all together
: (I laminated two pieces of 1/8" cherry after bending). Then
: after everything was glued together and cut out exact shape and
: sanded.

: Do you think by using the heat gun I would damage the resin?

Can't get the picture to attach, but here is the link:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/68255800@N02/6210954541/in/photostream

Thanks

Messages In This Thread

Strip: Hatches flattened and lost boat shape
Scott Striegel -- 10/3/2011, 11:09 pm
Re: Strip: Hatches flattened and lost boat shape
Bill Hamm -- 10/4/2011, 2:11 am
Re: Strip: Hatches flattened and lost boat shape
JohnK -- 10/4/2011, 4:08 am
Re: Strip: Hatches flattened and lost boat shape
Scott Striegel -- 10/4/2011, 11:16 am
Re: Strip: Hatches flattened and lost boat shape
Scott Striegel -- 10/4/2011, 12:02 pm
Re: Strip: Hatches flattened and lost boat shape
Bill VerSteeg -- 10/4/2011, 12:32 pm
Re: Strip: Hatches flattened and lost boat shape
JohnK -- 10/4/2011, 6:19 pm