I think you might want to bed the edges only and not the bottom surface. Since
you can slip a blade in the edges but not easily get to the the bottom surface
as it is recessed below the deck. If the bottom surface is siliconed but the
lip is not all that wide you could just use brute force to break the silicon on
the lower surface of the block (Silicon is tremendously strong, I have had to
use a car jack to pull things siliconed on fairly well over a large surface).
Also if there is a gybing CB will there be a lot of force on the top block?? or
will it be taken by the side of the case??
Greg
Swift Solo -- Rose
----- Original Message -----
From: BDally6107@xxxxxxx
To: warren@xxxxxxxxxxxx ; swiftsolo@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Thursday, March 04, 2004 7:23 PM
Subject: Re: A question on the c/b trunk
Warren,
You probably should not use two pieces of 1/4" to make the end pieces because
you'll be placing the screws right where the joint is between them (very hard
to drill a proper pilot hole).
There really isn't anything to through bolt to in this application unless you
used threaded rods that went from the top cap to the bottom cap. The pieces
should be bedded in silicone adhesive in addition to the screws. If the pieces
fit tight all of the load will be in a fore and aft direction and should not
cause a problem. One potential way would be to use threaded inserts but I
don't think it is necessary.
Bram
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