Evan Dallas wrote: > > My question is -- is there any general agreement on the best way > [to reinforce a deck attachment] ? > The options I'm considering are: > lay down a few layers of fiberglass cloth and resin [snip] us[ing] > epoxy resin Way better than polyester resin. Stronger, less prone to becoming brittle. > (c) same as above, except attach (somehow, I imagine with epoxy??) a piece > of stainless steel sheet metal [to the underside of the deck] If you have the forming skills/tools, this is a good method, but probably overkill for a fishing pole mount. You should avoid encapsulating the stainless -- it requires access to oxygen to remain relatively stain-free. [I know this sounds bogus -- it's a long story.] Snipped the other methods. Aluminum will corrode more rapidly than SS in a marine environment. The "mast step" solution is overkill, also. Use 2 or 3 inch diameter SS washers/plates and reinforce the existing glass with a layer of roving or two before re-drilling the holes for the mount. Probably outlast you. -- Dave Kruger Astoria, OR chemist *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************Received on Fri May 28 1999 - 12:50:09 PDT
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