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    Charlie Doane

    Inadequate backing under highly loaded hardware can lead to failure of the deck laminate, at left. Substantial backing plates prevent this by distributing the loads, at right.
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    Hardware on soft decks

    Protecting cored laminates from failure around fittings Issue 71 : Mar/Apr 2010 Though most older fiberglass boats have hulls of solid laminate, their decks normally are built of two thin skins of fib...

    Charlie Doane
    July 22, 2026
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