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Re: Strip: Newbie question re: strongback alignmen
By:JohnAbercrombie
Date: 5/13/2017, 12:29 pm
In Response To: Re: Strip: Newbie question re: strongback alignmen (John Messinger)

This is an interesting discussion with lots of good hints on building techniques.

It does illustrate that there may be some advantages in the 'old-fashioned' (Ted Moores) style of building:
External strongback
Strip hull and sand carefully without moving or disturbing it; relying on the glued-together strips for minimal integrity.
Glass outside of hull.
Remove hull from forms
Glass inside of hull, supporting hull in shaped cradles or slings
Immediately re-insert forms into hull (a good time for hot melt glue, if you haven't used it already for other steps)
Strip deck, etc....

Until I get epoxy on to a hull or deck, I expect it to change shape or crack easily, so I'm quite nervous and careful.

Messages In This Thread

Strip: Newbie question re: strongback alignment
Patrick M -- 5/7/2017, 10:42 pm
Re: Strip: Newbie question re: strongback alignmen
Etienne Muller -- 5/8/2017, 3:26 am
Re: Strip: Newbie question re: strongback alignmen
John Messinger -- 5/13/2017, 8:47 am
Re: Strip: Newbie question re: strongback alignmen
JohnAbercrombie -- 5/13/2017, 12:29 pm
Re: Strip: Newbie question re: strongback alignmen
Bill Hamm -- 5/13/2017, 7:46 pm
Re: Strip: Newbie question re: strongback alignmen
John Messinger -- 5/13/2017, 9:14 am
Re: Strip: Newbie question re: strongback alignmen
Marc Upchurch -- 5/14/2017, 7:57 pm
Re: Strip: Newbie question re: strongback alignmen
Bill Hamm -- 5/14/2017, 8:07 pm
Re: Strip: Newbie question re: strongback alignmen
John Messinger -- 5/15/2017, 6:30 am