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    Building a new deck

    Removing tabernacle Thanks PAR. I'm off to Home Depot to get some plastic wedges. Getting the tabernacle out of the boat is the first step in...
    Post by: Larry Heitman, Mar 23, 2016 in forum: Wooden Boat Building and Restoration
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    Building a new deck

    Thanks PAR - The solvent is worth a try along with wedges. That was going to be my next thing to try. I have heard of people using a hot wire and...
    Post by: Larry Heitman, Mar 22, 2016 in forum: Wooden Boat Building and Restoration
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    Building a new deck

    Question. I have to remove my tabernacle on my Bristol Channel Cutter. It extends about three feet below the deck and is eight foot tall overall....
    Post by: Larry Heitman, Mar 22, 2016 in forum: Wooden Boat Building and Restoration
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    Building a new deck

    REPLY TO SAM SAM: The deck is iroco strips over plywood. The deck was built when the boat was new in 1980. There are other areas that are just...
    Post by: Larry Heitman, Mar 3, 2016 in forum: Wooden Boat Building and Restoration
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    Building a new deck

    I haven't started my new deck project as yet, but am considering using 5200 between the two layers of 1/2" marine ply instead of epoxy. It sounds...
    Post by: Larry Heitman, Mar 3, 2016 in forum: Wooden Boat Building and Restoration
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    Building a new deck

    new deck for my BCC Thanks DGreenwood for your quick reply. My boat is under wraps now til April because of the weather in Michigan. I have...
    Post by: Larry Heitman, Feb 10, 2016 in forum: Wooden Boat Building and Restoration
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    Building a new deck

    Raplacing deck with plywood Thanks Lepke and PAR for the information on my deck. I won't be starting the project til spring. My boat is in...
    Post by: Larry Heitman, Feb 10, 2016 in forum: Wooden Boat Building and Restoration
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    Building a new deck

    Thanks for the quick replay re my Bristol Channel Cutter deck. The total thickness of the existing deck is 1 1/2". I thought that 3 layers of 1/2"...
    Post by: Larry Heitman, Jan 13, 2016 in forum: Wooden Boat Building and Restoration
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    Building a new deck

    I own a 28 foot Bristol Channel Cutter. It is an early model built by Lex Whyte now living in Australia. The deck underlayment is 3/4" plywood and...
    Thread by: Larry Heitman, Jan 13, 2016, 16 replies, in forum: Wooden Boat Building and Restoration