Beginner question on FRP parts on Deck

[AdvCom]

Yeah, my contribution gets ignored "strength of fastening locations would also be handy."

RW that's a big deal to the boat maker and it was not forgotten for sure by these guys it seems
thks

 

[AdvCom]

You need to post a detailed sketch with dimensions. Show the area on deck that it gets attached to, and the attachment method. You need to specify the manufacturing process - female mold, plug, assembled flat panels, etc. You need to specify the resin system, and whether it is chopper gunned, open hand layup, or vacuum bag infusion, and the types of glass you have available. Please post a photo of the vessel.

(your profile location is "phil" ??)

Thks Philsweet,

I addressed the attachment they are doing above, female mold I'm pretty sure ..but still toying with assembled panels , Vinylester, either vacuum infusion or hand lay up..and we got all the tpyes of glass for marine and industrial and automotive like busses etc. Vessel not assembled yet but will post when done.
thks

 

[AdvCom]

I agree that a location of Phil isn't really helpful,could be the Philippines or Philadelphia or some other place.Now would we really expect a woodworker with no prior experience of laminating to go to the expense and trouble of equipping himself with a chopper gun?More likely to send the job to somebody equipped for the job,I would have thought.I have built a mould for a one off seat box from sheets of melamine faced board and accepted the need for an amount of detail finishing when the component was released.It could be an option,but we would need a sketch of the cross section to make constructive suggestions.

Thanks Wet Feet
Philippines via NC , USA
Im thinking hard about the melamine ..i like the idea myself , but its a bit crappy here and has undulations unless you buy Wilson art and its a fortune. Im acually thinking about Mediate or normal MDF and spray and polish Algrip to make molds and they will last if stored well. Drawings shortly .
thks

 

[wet feet]

You can use melamine faced chipboard,the sort of thing that a lot of kitchen furniture is made from.As far as finish is concerned,it isn't a huge project to improve the surface with a polishing mop and some compound.If the yard is looking to tab the unit to the deck they will either be adding the material to the outside or you will have to provide access to the inside with some form of cover to close off the hole required.I would suggest that before going too far you make a template of the deck shape at the point where the seats will be located.Most decks will have a curved transverse shape and won't simply be flat surfaces with a fall to shed water.

 

[AdvCom]

You can use melamine faced chipboard,the sort of thing that a lot of kitchen furniture is made from.As far as finish is concerned,it isn't a huge project to improve the surface with a polishing mop and some compound.If the yard is looking to tab the unit to the deck they will either be adding the material to the outside or you will have to provide access to the inside with some form of cover to close off the hole required.I would suggest that before going too far you make a template of the deck shape at the point where the seats will be located.Most decks will have a curved transverse shape and won't simply be flat surfaces with a fall to shed water.

Thanks Wet Feet ..I'll get that info from them on deck. That's a very good observation and Im most likely wrong and didn't understand their advice.
Thanks

 

[fallguy]

You could also pre-release the tabbing; then glue the entire bench in epoxy putty. Just need a way to push or pull into the putty and enough time to apply putty and wisdom to not reset it. You make references or setup ways for it to be set absolutely first time.

Might be hard if u shaped to not disturb and push the putty out sideways??