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    New Deck No Recore a different take on Delamination

    Fellows we all know about the delamination thread,

    Did anyone ever think of creating a new deck using the old
    deck as a template? Line up the corecell over the cored
    sections of the deck match all the holes put a layer of
    polyester and a layer of mat resin etc flip it and repeat
    the first part. I think this would be stronger than cutting
    up the deck like swiss cheese and putting it back together
    like a jigsaw puzzle. Has any one disconnected the deck
    from the hull and deck joint. The question is what would it
    take to do. Another issue is connecting on to the doghouse
    reinforce with fiberglass and then grind it to match?


    It would be a hell of a deck!!!



    John


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    Whew, John,
    I'm sure Mike would be the first to say, it ain't no big deal, recoring the deck. Think yor being seduced by what looks like a difficult job, first time.

    Integrity is maintained by the inner skin. So you can remove the top skin and bad balsa. And you'd be doing it in stages. So you'd be 'tieing it together.' You need good tools, good materials, and an idea of how to proceed. Haven't done it myself, but if Mike says, then I can do.

    A whole other deck on top would be that much more weight. You would be covering up, let's say, mushy tushy that is not in itself stable. Your extra deck would not have a good foundation. The sickness would not be excised. You'd be sailing with a failing! "OUT, OUT DAMN SPOT!" And what about thru fastening track and fittings?
    Like bandaging a gangrenous wound, anticipatin' a miracle! yuchk!
    Last edited by ebb; 08-01-2005 at 05:56 PM.

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    Thumbs down

    I wouldn't do it on a bet !
    Pull the whole deck off , you must be kidding . You would need an overhead hoist on a trolley and that don't make it easier to get to the bad core , it's still fermenting away in there .

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    remanufactured deck

    after the new deck is done remove the old deck. How heavy could it be.
    I was talking to an old timer on this and he made the suggestion of
    doing it that way and putting in rods, making holes for them and then putting
    the rods through the holes and bolting the ends so that you can maintain the
    shape of the hull while your working.


    John

    any takers on this

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    Exclamation Memories

    You remind me of a guy I used to share a shop with.
    If there were 3 ways to do something , he would come up with a 4th way that was many times more difficult , 3 times as costly and never any better than the other ways that were easier and tried and true .

    If you had the female mold for the deck and a proper OSHA approved shop , it would be an alternative . The old deck doesn't make a good 'plug' or male mold , so you need to pull a mold off the deck before you remove it .
    BTW, you could buy a good Ariel with solid decks for the amount of money you are getting ready to spend , IMHO .

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    [QUOTE=Mike Goodwin]so you need to pull a mold off the deck before you remove it .

    This is what I already said pulling off a mold before detaching the deck. Then You would make the new deck so it over hangs a bit. I got from an old
    gentleman who re did decks. What I was not clear on with him was what
    do you do with the old dog house. Take out the roof?

    a definite mess no doubt. I'd say remanufacturing.

    John

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