Friday, February 6, 2009

Mortified

Mortified.


 As if.


 But I was at loss on how to correct my error. I thought maybe spritzing it with lots of water and applying the heat gun to make the glue flexible and then re-stapling the strips into place. This isn't exactly what I did, as I needed more persuasion than staples. 



I built a 2 x 2 frame over the problem areas and mounted threaded flanges to the frame. I threaded long stove bolts into the flanges and I positioned the bolts to point perpendicular to the hull above the stations. I cut cauls from maple to match the desired curve, and used a forstner bit to drill a pocket for the head of the stove bolt.. After soaking the hull, applying heat and waiting for the glue to soften, I cranked down the stove bolts until the strips were flush again. Two sessions at the salon repaired the error. The strips opened up a bit and filler was required, but the problem was solved. Here's a picture of the rack in action... 




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