Comments on: FAQ – Crimes against boatbuilding – never put a plywood deck join on top of a deckbeam https://www.storerboatplans.com/faq-info-about-materials-and-methods/faq-crimes-against-boatbuilding-never-put-a-plywood-deck-join-on-top-of-a-deckbeam/ Boat plans with excellent instructions - Performance and beauty Tue, 10 Dec 2019 03:18:26 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: james https://www.storerboatplans.com/faq-info-about-materials-and-methods/faq-crimes-against-boatbuilding-never-put-a-plywood-deck-join-on-top-of-a-deckbeam/#comment-9840 Tue, 04 Jun 2019 03:03:15 +0000 http://www.storerboatplans.com/wp/?p=10500#comment-9840 long story short – have old herreshoff (i am told) designed glass fibre hull, with a deck made of wooden ribs, then 3/8 ply, then thin layer of GRP, then 1/2 x 2 teak strips. ribs and plywood are rotting away in about 30% of deck. plan is to remove teak, put a fairly thin layer of epoxy glass over top, then glue the teak back in place, upside down, as a structural laminate, using G-Flex or similar. after this i hope to replace the plywood and ribs, as needed, from below. any suggestions or advise very much appreciated, should you have the time. thank you for the article, james.

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