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Reasons Why
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Subject
vessel with stern rub rail removed. |
IIllustration
showing how a typical hull/deck lap joint is put
together with screws. In this case, the improper
fit of the deck leaves a large gap between the two
parts, making the joint even weaker than it normally
would be. |
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Close
up view of the mismatched deck joint. |
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The
gap is seen to be nearly one inch.
The builder's solution was to pack the gap full of putty that later fill out. |
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Here's the
result on the interior:
Water leaking into the hull around every screw. To make matters worse, the hull is cored and water got into the core. |
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Hull Design Defects Part II
First posted on October 20,
1997 at David Pascoe's site:
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