Not following your question.
Remove the puzzle joints and glue them flat and put them back on.
The joints needs to be flat so they can take a natural curve.
No 'vee' shape should exist vertically on the hullside.
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Re: new build GT Cruiser 23
Yes all puzzle joints should be glued before joining other sections. Tom
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Re: new build GT Cruiser 23
Thank you gentleman. I'm restarting .
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I’m about to start glueing the transoms to the hull panels. Can I use Gel magic ?
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Re: new build GT Cruiser 23
Not really needed. You mix epoxy with fumed silica and make a peanut butter mix and put it flat on a board to keep it from kicking. Keep the infill to under 1/2" or so to avoid the epoxy catching fire.
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If you have Gel Magic sure use it, but fallguys mix is cheaper if you have it.
Tom
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Re: new build GT Cruiser 23
The most strength in epoxy bonds happens when you prewet the joint with raw epoxy, followed by thickened resins, and supported by tabbing snd laminates.
The times I have seen poor bonda or bond failures are when you do not prewet the wood and the wood drysucks the resins into the wood pores leaving nothing for the bonded area.
The times I have seen poor bonda or bond failures are when you do not prewet the wood and the wood drysucks the resins into the wood pores leaving nothing for the bonded area.
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Hello Fall guy. Thank you for the info.
Have you moved to Corpus yet?
Have you moved to Corpus yet?
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Not yet.
We are traveling there in March to see how awful the winds are...
Gotta finish the Skoota and get this house fixed up a bit first and sold..and a new house built.
We are traveling there in March to see how awful the winds are...
Gotta finish the Skoota and get this house fixed up a bit first and sold..and a new house built.
Re: new build GT Cruiser 23
I’m working on the transom. The one thing I’m not sure about is should joint line up flush so that the transom sits inside the sides or should it make a 90 degree angle.
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