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Re: Backing plates and gelcoat crazing

Posted By: jp
Date: Monday, 6 February 2006, at 10:33 a.m.

In Response To: Backing plates and gelcoat crazing (Dug)

Dug,
Just added a new top to CHIMERA in November, because the 31 is a little thin in the glass department around the top of the deck house and flybridge the decision was made to go with 2" legs and 6" flanges. Wherever a backing plate is used that is hidden it was a synthetic material approximately 12x12. The aft legs are backed with a matching 6" aluminum flange for looks.

Check the glass under your flanges when I took the old half tower off I found that the front legs had punched through the glass in the middle and all you could see on the outside were a few gel coat cracks.

Good Luck

KR
JP

Messages In This Thread

Backing plates and gelcoat crazing
Dug -- Monday, 6 February 2006, at 8:28 a.m.

Re: Backing plates and gelcoat crazing
jp -- Monday, 6 February 2006, at 10:33 a.m.

Re: Backing plates and gelcoat crazing
Wayne -- Monday, 6 February 2006, at 10:59 a.m.

Re: Backing plates and gelcoat crazing
Tom Annulli -- Monday, 6 February 2006, at 11:23 a.m.

Re: Backing plates and gelcoat crazing
Walter Kaprielian -- Monday, 6 February 2006, at 12:05 p.m.

Re: Backing plates and gelcoat crazing
Chiles -- Monday, 6 February 2006, at 12:31 p.m.

Re: Backing plates and gelcoat crazing
Dug -- Monday, 6 February 2006, at 6:27 p.m.