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Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit

19-02-2015, 12:33

Replies: 26

End cut balsa and soft decks

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Posted By Dockhead

Re: End cut balsa and soft decks

The beauty of GRP (or one of them) is that there are no scars when the repairs are done right.

There's a guy on here called Minaret who can tell you the best way to do it.

Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit

19-02-2015, 10:30

Replies: 26

End cut balsa and soft decks

Views: 3,693

Posted By Dockhead

Re: End cut balsa and soft decks

Definitely not!

If the core is shot, you need to open it up, get all the rot out, FIND AND FIX THE LEAK WHICH CAUSED THE PROBLEM IN THE FIRST PLACE, and then replace with proper marine foam, or...

Forum: Construction, Maintenance & Refit

18-02-2015, 16:44

Replies: 26

End cut balsa and soft decks

Views: 3,693

Posted By Dockhead

Re: End cut balsa and soft decks

Believe it or not, the specific strength - that is, strength per unit of mass - of balsa is greater than that of titanium.

Decks are almost universally cored because cored decks are much stronger...

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