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Post by Dog Fish »

Looks like ya got a boat there Mick, looks good. You have a lot of the high dollar clamps there. 8)
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That looks great Mick 8) You can never have too many clamps :lol:

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thanks dogfish, it's nice to walk in to the garage and see something that looks like a boat, instead of a stack of cut up plywood, people are starting to take me a little more seriously now!
part of me wants to slow down and not finish this one too quick and part of me is itching to get to the next one!
thanks for the reply, Mick :lol:
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woh larry, that is a lot of clamps!!! i'm kicking myself because just before deciding to build the boat i saw similar clamps to those for 1.50 euro a piece.... went back recently.... all gone... typical! :cry:
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Steve

I used clamps to hold three layers of rubrail for both sides to be glued at the same time. I used dowels about every 28 inches to take care of the positioning during assembly. I do understand the clamp issue because of this site. You can never have to many.

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cheers dave, i was actually thinking about how to keep all the laminates in alignment, the dowel idea seems good, i think i'll use that one!
thanks again, Mick 8O
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Post by chicagoross »

If you just do a layer at a time, you'll never need the dowels; an occasional temporary sheet-rock screw will keep the clamped layers from slipping.
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Post by Dog Fish »

I think Larry has been out clamped by Hope2float. All one color and perfectly positioned. 8) Were talking 60 + clamps here. :P
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Post by tech_support »

you can also use drywall screws while the epoxy glue cures. Fill the holes later with epoxy.

I did not use any clamps on the two layers of my FS17 rubrail ...

Just be careful to not over tighten, or you will be left with flat spots - same applies for clamps

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Post by Dog Fish »

shine wrote:you can also use drywall screws while the epoxy glue cures. Fill the holes later with epoxy.

I did not use any clamps on the two layers of my FS17 rub rail ...

Just be careful to not over tighten, or you will be left with flat spots - same applies for clamps

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Joel, I am assuming that you drill the holes in the rub rail slightly larger than the screw so the rail can float on the screw so you don't squeeze out to much glue :!:
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