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Home Forums Search Trailer Sailor Roster Chandlery Events Classifieds Resources About TSBB SBO Sites	Instructions/FAQ | Rules & Etiquette | Edit Profile | Forum Login View Thread | Post Response | Return to Index | Read Prev Msg | Read Next Msg | That's pretty much what I did. Posted By: Seth Dabney, 2023-C, Oxford, MS Date: 5/20/08 5:24p.m. Report: outside forum guidelines In Response To: I am well pleased with my finished seams. (pic) (Gary, Santana 2023, Milwaukee) Gary, Your work looks great! I made a long tapered stick out of the edge of the old hatch boards to help reach those edge seams (my cutout couldn't be as close to the side on my model C because of the berths on each side of the cabin. Other handy tools used included a bee hive tool. Also shown is the foam plug to fill the void at end of "bulkhead cleat." This is what it looked like after putting on the layer of cloth tape on top of the fillet like you have. This shows a bulkhead meeting the seam with the corner foam "plug" covered over, but before any barrier coat layers. This is what it looked like after several more layers of epoxy with barrier coat. it also shows the small aluminum backup strips I used with the SS machine screws dripping epoxy. I like your wood backup design better, but I was impatient and had the aluminum strips already. Seth

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Santana 2023 WB Tank: fiberglass 101 -- Gary, Santana 2023, Milwaukee -- 5/13/08 10:46p.m.

Filling the port & starboard seams -- Gary, Santana 2023, Milwaukee -- 5/13/08 10:56p.m.

Oops! Wrong pic above, here it is... I hope! -- Gary, Santana 2023, Milwaukee -- 5/13/08 11:08p.m.

Aft Starboard corner, though they all look similar. -- Gary, Santana 2023, Milwaukee -- 5/13/08 11:20p.m.

overview of a bulkhead in progress -- Gary, Santana 2023, Milwaukee -- 5/13/08 11:27p.m.

broken corner of removed sole piece, repaired and sanded -- Gary, Santana 2023, Milwaukee -- 5/13/08 11:34p.m.

Overview of completed bulkhead -- Gary, Santana 2023, Milwaukee -- 5/20/08 11:09p.m.

you're getting good at this, eh? -- Seth Dabney, 2023-C, Oxford, MS -- 5/16/08 5:07a.m.

Only half as good as you, Seth. Thanks for your help. -- Gary, Santana 2023, Milwaukee -- 5/17/08 3:03p.m.

A completed (covered) corner. -- Gary, Santana 2023, Milwaukee -- 5/20/08 11:17p.m.

I am well pleased with my finished seams. -- Gary, Santana 2023, Milwaukee -- 5/20/08 3:15p.m.

You get the prize... -- Tom Cannon, 2023A, Coupeville WA -- 5/20/08 3:50p.m.

I know what you're REALLY saying, Tom! -- Gary, Santana 2023, Milwaukee -- 5/20/08 10:45p.m.

 That's pretty much what I did.   -- Seth Dabney, 2023-C, Oxford, MS -- 5/20/08 5:24p.m.

OK Seth -- Bob Frak -- 5/20/08 7:45p.m.

only one of two pieces had been put back -- Seth Dabney, 2023-C, Oxford, MS -- 5/21/08 1:18p.m.

Did you use straight 5200 the length of your trunk? -- Gary, Santana 2023, Milwaukee -- 5/21/08 6:08p.m.

To do what? I didn't use any? -- Seth Dabney, 2023-C, Oxford, MS -- 5/21/08 9:21p.m.

Your immediate reply, third pic from the bottom, may answer it. -- Gary, Santana 2023A, Milwaukee -- 5/22/08 7:16a.m.

Gary / itchy -- Bob Frak -- 5/22/08 8:11p.m.

Hey, Bob. Well, easy to 'jump' on the epoxy/glass, but -- Gary, Santana 2023A, Milwaukee -- 5/23/08 7:41a.m.

Maybe?? -- Bob Frak -- 5/23/08 11:51a.m.

Also, your last picture suprised me. -- Gary, Santana 2023A, Milwaukee -- 5/22/08 7:20a.m.

What you see on the trunk is the rigit hard putty -- Seth Dabney, 2023-C, Oxford, MS -- 5/22/08 3:21p.m.

Ah, understood. -- Gary, Santana 2023A, Milwaukee -- 5/23/08 7:56a.m.

I was told on the main board to epoxy the screws in. -- Todd-2023C-SFBay -- 5/24/08 8:18p.m.

Don't be so sure, Todd. Not as easy as 'they' make it sound. -- Gary, Santana 2023, Milwaukee -- 5/25/08 7:57p.m.

I'm humbled, Seth. Awesome work. Here's a great tool I discovered. -- Gary, Santana 2023, Milwaukee -- 5/20/08 10:42p.m.

Same seam, couple hours later, completed. -- Gary, Santana 2023, Milwaukee -- 5/20/08 11:02p.m.

Framing the Edge-Out -- Gary, Santana 2023, Milwaukee -- 5/17/08 3:15p.m.

Giving you a close up here, because... -- Gary, Santana 2023, Milwaukee -- 5/17/08 3:35p.m.

Nothing of major interest here. -- Gary, Santana 2023, Milwaukee -- 5/17/08 4:09p.m.

Awesome job -- Liv, CS22, Karma 22, Ottawa River -- 5/18/08 5:32a.m.

Liv, don't be offering my services out (unless it's a hot friend of yours) -- Gary, Santana 2023, Milwaukee -- 5/18/08 2:13p.m.

Are you going to glass the underside of the edge outs? -- Seth Dabney, 2023-C, Oxford, MS -- 5/18/08 12:34p.m.

If I understand you, Seth, maybe this will clear it up? -- Gary, Santana 2023, Milwaukee -- 5/18/08 2:26p.m.

Seth, after a little sleep, here's the better answer! -- Gary, Santana 2023A, Milwaukee -- 5/19/08 6:23a.m.

A dry fitting. Just checking things out. -- Gary, Santana 2023, Milwaukee -- 5/20/08 10:53p.m.