rnbraud Posted February 13, 2009 Share Posted February 13, 2009 Hello All, Okay, I admit I may be overthinking this, but I have to ask. When installing the bottom skins I have noticed on several websites, and in the plans, to place flox between the ribs and the bottom skin. This is followed with adding 2" BID tapes to join the ribs to the bottom skin. I am curious as to why we need to put the flox between the ribs and the bottom skin. Aren't we just bonding the rib foam to the skin? It seems the real bond or strength comes from the tapes and not the rib-foam to bottom skin glass juncture. Am I missing something. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve Posted February 14, 2009 Share Posted February 14, 2009 air gap will fill with epoxi and the flox helps hold the rib sides together Quote Steve M. Parkins Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rnbraud Posted February 17, 2009 Author Share Posted February 17, 2009 Hello Steve, Thanks for the reply. I found this out when I did a dry run with setting up the ribs. Understand the need now. Later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neverquit Posted February 17, 2009 Share Posted February 17, 2009 Some folks carved out the foam about a quarter inch deep between the glass around the bulkheads to fill with flox for added glass-to-glass bonding and stength. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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