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Re: Skin-on-Frame: sof fiberglass/dacron coaming
By:Brooks Cone
Date: 3/18/2014, 9:19 am
In Response To: Re: Skin-on-Frame: sof fiberglass/dacron coaming (Bill Hamm)

Okay, I seal the Dacron with epoxy and let it cure to the solid tack free state before applying the glass cloth. Do you sand the sealed Dacron before the cloth application to help the second epoxy coating bond to the first epoxy coating? The West Manual instructs this, but I can envision a surface far from smooth at this stage, not needing any sanding.

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Skin-on-Frame: sof fiberglass/dacron coaming
Thomas Duncan -- 8/14/2011, 10:23 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: sof fiberglass/dacron coaming *PIC*
Dan Caouette (CSFW) -- 8/15/2011, 5:29 am
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Dan Caouette (CSFW) -- 8/15/2011, 5:33 am
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Jeff Horton -- 8/15/2011, 7:54 am
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Dan Caouette (CSFW) -- 8/15/2011, 4:22 pm
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Jeff Horton -- 8/16/2011, 7:24 am
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Thomas Duncan -- 8/15/2011, 10:24 am
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Brooks Cone -- 3/16/2014, 4:28 pm
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Thomas Duncan -- 3/16/2014, 4:49 pm
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Thomas Duncan -- 3/16/2014, 4:54 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 3/17/2014, 1:24 am
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Brooks Cone -- 3/17/2014, 8:04 am
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Bill Hamm -- 3/17/2014, 7:10 pm
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Brooks Cone -- 3/17/2014, 8:10 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 3/18/2014, 12:48 am
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Brooks Cone -- 3/18/2014, 9:19 am
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Marc Upchurch -- 3/18/2014, 11:58 am
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Bill Hamm -- 3/19/2014, 12:48 am
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Bill Hamm -- 3/19/2014, 12:46 am
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Marc Upchurch -- 3/20/2014, 1:05 pm
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Dan Caouette (CSCWC) -- 3/17/2014, 9:15 am
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Brooks Cone -- 3/18/2014, 9:49 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: sof fiberglass/dacron coaming *PIC*
Dan Caouette (CSCWC) -- 3/18/2014, 10:26 am
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Bill Hamm -- 3/19/2014, 12:52 am
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Dan Caouette (CSCWC) -- 3/19/2014, 7:54 am
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Bill Hamm -- 3/20/2014, 12:29 am
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Dan Caouette (CSCWC) -- 3/20/2014, 8:00 am
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Rick Eliot -- 10/12/2015, 3:48 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 10/12/2015, 7:18 pm
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Rick Eliot -- 10/12/2015, 9:49 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 10/13/2015, 2:56 am
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Rick Eliot -- 10/13/2015, 10:27 am
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Bill Hamm -- 10/13/2015, 10:34 am
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Rick Eliot -- 10/13/2015, 11:02 am
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dave koslow -- 10/13/2015, 11:47 am
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Rick Eliot -- 10/13/2015, 11:52 am
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Bill Hamm -- 10/13/2015, 3:55 pm
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Rick Eliot -- 10/13/2015, 4:27 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 10/13/2015, 9:37 pm
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Rick Eliot -- 10/21/2015, 11:15 am
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Bill Hamm -- 10/21/2015, 3:07 pm
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Nick Riccardi -- 10/13/2015, 8:46 am
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Bill Hamm -- 10/13/2015, 8:57 am
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Bill Hamm -- 10/13/2015, 9:00 am
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Rick Eliot -- 10/13/2015, 10:57 am
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Ken Blanton -- 10/13/2015, 6:25 pm
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Marc Upchurch -- 10/13/2015, 6:56 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 10/13/2015, 9:38 pm
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Rick Eliot -- 10/14/2015, 12:01 am
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Marc Upchurch -- 10/14/2015, 6:49 am
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Rick Eliot -- 10/14/2015, 10:06 am
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woodman -- 10/21/2015, 10:59 am
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Bill Hamm -- 10/21/2015, 3:06 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 10/14/2015, 9:00 am
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Bill Hamm -- 8/15/2011, 9:11 am
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Thomas Duncan -- 8/15/2011, 10:28 am
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Bill Hamm -- 8/15/2011, 10:37 am
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Thomas Duncan -- 8/15/2011, 11:36 am
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Bill Hamm -- 8/15/2011, 2:56 pm
Thank you Bill! *NM*
Thomas Duncan -- 8/15/2011, 3:19 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 8/15/2011, 2:57 pm
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Dan Caouette (CSFW) -- 8/16/2011, 8:25 am
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Bill Hamm -- 8/16/2011, 12:53 pm