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Damn you, and your infernal pictures!-) Even the INSIDE looks great...
Just kidding -- thanks for the tip!
Dean
> Hi Dean,
> I would recommend you glass the outside without using any shims. You'll
> find that once glassed and removed from the forms, the hull is still going
> to be quite flexible with glass on only one side. Once you've faired the
> inside and you're ready to glass, take a few measurements from the forms,
> sheer-to-sheer at 4 or 5 stations along the length of the hull. Cut some
> scrap pieces of strip to match the measurements to be used as spacers once
> you've got the glass on (measure accurately and mark the spacers with the
> form #). Put some packing tape on the tip to keep them from sticking to
> the hull. Once you've got the glass wet out on the inside, cut some
> notches in the glass overhang, install the spacers, and run some packing
> tape over it, squeezing the hull right to the spacer. This will keep the
> hull in the right shape while the epoxy cures. Do the same when you glass
> the inside of the deck.
> Ross
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