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Hello One and All

This image
is one of my 1964 Shark 24. I want to build a new cabin floor and received
some advice about this earlier in the winter. After looking at it again
I would like to smooth out the sides of the bunks going down to the
soon to be new sole.

Any suggestion would be very helpful!

Regards

Bruce

[Tim]

Is that fiberglass tabbing all over the sides of those bunks? It's going to take some work and materials to be able to smooth that out nicely. Your options seem to be a combination of grinding (only to start) and filling with some sort of filler, or covering the entire area with thin plywood or similar product to serve as a "veneer" of sorts over the ugliness.

With such a rough surface to start with, it'll be a little bit of a challenge to make it nice. It depends to what extent you'd care to go for the sake of appearance.

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First, the subject should of been, BEST METHOD OF ATTACK not attach,
sorry about that. Working too many hours these days.

Thank You for the plywood tip and yes it is fiberglass tabling over the those bunks. What type of plywood would you recommend for veneer and what type of adhesive would you use? Any good web sites on this topic?

5 Years ago I had to replace the interior forms under and beside the bunks and the stringers for the keel boats. While the strength is good my method of fiber-glassing would be considered "rough" at that time.

Further pictures of my boat can bee seen at:
http://photobucket.com/albums/f158/brucebrown100/

All comments good or bad, are very helpful.

Thank You

Bruce

[Tim]

[quote="[email protected][/quote]What type of plywood would you recommend for veneer and what type of adhesive would you use? [/quote]
Well, the plywood choice is up to you. If there's any contact with water, though (i.e. in the bilge), plywood will be a poor choice. For interior coverings only, though, 1/8" or 1/4" plywood in the species of your choice could finish that area off nicely. I used standard cherry plywood for nonstructural coverings in my cabin. It's important that it stay dry, though.

As rough as it is, and will likely remain, I'd use a combination of a flexible adhesive (something like polysulfide) and mechanical fasteners. Hold the fasteners towards the edge of the plywood sheets, where they'll be less noticeable and/or can be easily covered with trim.

Alternatively, you can try to smooth out the existing fiberglass and simply paint the area. Again: it depends on your aesthetic expectations.