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Etchells Repair Work Pictures
On Aug 6, 4:10 pm, "Maxprop" wrote:
"Bart" wrote in message You know how core gets wet, people tighten things up crush the core more and it just keeps spreading. I decided to cut up a 24" and 28" piece of 3/8" fiberglass panel to replace the balsa core under all deck fittings. The idea being, this will prevent any ingress of water into my balsa core. I will not use any bedding for any deck hardware, and of course you should never bed the bottom, as you want the water to find it's way though. Isn't this the way things should be done in the first place, Bart? Why do manufacturers--Catalina and Huneter, for examples, put wood--generally ply--under hardware attach points? Why not solid fiberglass, or even rigid, closed-cell foam? Do any manufacturers do it that way? Max You are right Max. I read an article about people touring the Valiant plant which was under new ownership. They found that these people were doing it the wrong way. Of course they swore they'd make changes--but when it takes more time, and cost more and the new buyer can't see it, they have little motivation to do the job right in the first place. |
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