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Jim Conlin Jim Conlin is offline
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Default King Starboard for backing plate material .. under stanchion bases question

If you're up to some simple glass work, this is the very best way to do
this. Not costly, either.


"Lew Hodgett" wrote in message
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My choice would be epoxy/knitted glass.

Get a couple of yards of double bias, knitted glass, say 17 or 24 OZ.

Lay up about 4-5 layers on a plastic covered sheet of plywood.

(This will provide a panel that has at least 68 OZ of glass, will be a
minimum of about 3/16" thick, and probably stronger than the rest of
your boat.)

When cured, cut pieces to size with a saber saw, then drill as required.

Bed these pieces of glass to the underside of the deck with fairing
putty (Epoxy/micro-balloons) using the stanchion fasteners, just
snugged, to locate and hold ass'y till cured.

Give it a week to cure.

When they grind the boat up for the land fill, those pads will still
be doing their job.

Lew