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How do you secure side panels?
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<blockquote data-quote="TOTONKA" data-source="post: 45203" data-attributes="member: 753"><p>Maybe PL400 or some sort of epoxy. You will likely want to scrub up the aluminum with a grinder or belt sander with coarse grit to give the adhesive something to bite to. I think some sort of mechanical fastening would be better in the long run because the natural flexing of the hull could cause an adhesive to break loose. Maybe you could put 1/2" square aluminum tubing on the top and rivet it from the outside (although I hate putting any holes in my hull) and screw into the 1/2" tubing from the inside. Then use brackets to the floor plywood to hold the bottom. I would use aluminum for the sides... sure it's considerably more expensive, but a project is only as good as the materials you put into it. Are you using treated plywood? the stuff in the pics looks untreated... I agree with the other guys...use stainless screws no matter what.</p><p></p><p>Otherwise, it looks cool....good luck.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TOTONKA, post: 45203, member: 753"] Maybe PL400 or some sort of epoxy. You will likely want to scrub up the aluminum with a grinder or belt sander with coarse grit to give the adhesive something to bite to. I think some sort of mechanical fastening would be better in the long run because the natural flexing of the hull could cause an adhesive to break loose. Maybe you could put 1/2" square aluminum tubing on the top and rivet it from the outside (although I hate putting any holes in my hull) and screw into the 1/2" tubing from the inside. Then use brackets to the floor plywood to hold the bottom. I would use aluminum for the sides... sure it's considerably more expensive, but a project is only as good as the materials you put into it. Are you using treated plywood? the stuff in the pics looks untreated... I agree with the other guys...use stainless screws no matter what. Otherwise, it looks cool....good luck. [/QUOTE]
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