re-core and extending

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alexander38 wrote:WATER ! and Blisters, practice for hull work... :wink: The rest of the stuff I make will be Poly..... :mrgreen:

And the whole platform is Vinyl the only poly is the the flange and that is wrapped in vinyl.....

Oh , I was thinking the OEM part of platform was polyester. I would use polyester on the next part of your project for sure . If that ends up under water you got bigger issues :mrgreen:
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alexander38 wrote:Yes the bond is stronger than the base (agreed) But if it fails it will fail just pass the bond..........
Well this was my thinking, but I also thought it was more fun to accuse Paul of sniffing glue. ;)
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Yes , it's its more fun to pick on me then to say you don't understand glass work and bonding .It's ok with me . :D :D
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Unread postby prowlersfish » Mon Mar 25, 2013 5:28 pm
Yes , it's its more fun to pick on me .It's ok with me . :D :D

this just in a FOX NEWS ALERT !!!!! Tony Alexander, Found a use for epoxy !!!! Sealing White Oak trim tab spacers ! 3 layers should do it..... :mrgreen:

But I do understand welding and bonding theory of fairing rubber, glass and epoxy on Nuc Subs :D :D
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I forgot, The bottom it gel coated and the Fairing compound was put on...Not to stray from my post any.... :P

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rolled and tipped yesterday, Going to put hardware on today then non-skid, will do a last update Saturday.
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Got it on today. Going to install some new S/S struts for it Monday then all done.

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