Wow that is pretty awesome. What do you think out sinking one of the foam pads in it. Wouldn't be that bad. Get a bowl cutting bit and make a template of the pad. Someone on here had one made with supra on it.
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Wow that is pretty awesome. What do you think out sinking one of the foam pads in it. Wouldn't be that bad. Get a bowl cutting bit and make a template of the pad. Someone on here had one made with supra on it.
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Originally Posted by Ptownkid
I mistyped it, I was asking if he used any glue and what type? It does look like he ripped the lines in. I'm planning on giving this a shot to replace the very small factory swim deck on my older sunsport.
I wonder if he used Stainless screws?
Thanks
Your two top choices are Titebond 3 or Gorilla Glue (polyurethane glue) of course you could also use epoxy. Personally I like Titebond 3 because it's water clean up. Stainless screws would pretty much be a must.
You are correct since there were no slots in it I was afraid it would be slippery when wet. I cut the groves about 3/16'' deep With a table saw and rounded the edges with sand paper . They channel the water off the top like the tread on a tire. I doubled up all the edges with 3/4'' and added braces where the platform brackets mount. I use gorilla glue on all my marine projects. Its been almost 3 years since the build and I haven't had any complaints . Ill give the owner a call today and see how its holding up.
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I attempted to use Gorilla glue on a few things, but i found the level of mess and cleanup to be a real deterrent. Then recently I found out that Titebond 3 is actually much stronger than i has assumed... Food for thought.
http://www.oldbrownglue.com/pdf/HowS...urGlue_FWW.pdf
However, this test does not take water or moisture into account but they both claim to be waterproof.
Wow that is an eye opener. I went with Gorilla because its Polyurethane. Its great around water but it is a PITA to work with .It gets all over and takes a long time to dry. I have tight bond and I have been using it in dry locations. I will contact the manufacture and see if they recommend it for wet conditions. I need a waterproof bond more than a super strong bond but if I can get both that's even better.
They make a weatherproof version that I use on all the outdoor furniture I build.
Yes...Titebond 3 is the waterproof version that I have been talking about (titebond 2 is weatherproof)
http://www.titebond.com/news_article...Big_Three.aspx
Being a guy who always has epoxy about, if it needs to be waterproof you can't go wrong there. PITA factor and cost are much higher though. Thanks for posting that, very informative.
I know...it's pretty surprising. I would have thought epoxy would be at the top. I'm quite pleased to now know about this.