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Old 10-17-2006, 08:56 PM
tropicrows tropicrows is offline
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fixing a new gun-whale strip in place ??

Hi there,

I need to fit a new rubber strip around the gun-whale of a fibreglass boat
that I have been restoring for some time. I removed the old strip, removed
all the old resin holding in place, and cleaned up the joint where the hull
and deck join. I don't how many types of these strips there are, but this
one is pushed over the fibreglass join and is held in place with epoxy or
polyester resin.
Now for the question what method/process should I use to fix the new one in
place. How do I hold 14 meters of this strip in place or can I do a section at a time. The last thing I want is to stuff this up and end up with resin getting onto the newly painted hull and deck and the rubber strip not looking good. All help with this matter will be greatly appreciated.

Regards
Bruce
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Old 10-17-2006, 11:08 PM
fiberglass jack fiberglass jack is offline
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start at the transom in the middle, pop revet or screw it in, some sixaflex to seal and meet where you started, there should be old holes to follow
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