MK Arrow turtledeck
 

;)Can anybody help me in obtaining/fabricating the fiberglass turtledeck that came with the MK Arrow?
Thanks,
Jim B.

RE: MK Arrow turtledeck
 

Mmm...

that sounds like a tough one Jim. It would probably help to have an original from which to make a mold.

Although a little more involved (actually maybe less), you could make a foam plug from plans and then glass it and hollow it out. You would probably need to first shape it to top view contour ending up with a side profiled block of sorts, then you would attach two identical templates to each side of the block and shape the top of the block to side view. Finally you would blend the two together by rounding to front view. You wouldn't need to glass the rear part as the pipe exits there.

Once you have a plug, it should be fairly easy to make the deck by glassing a couple of layers of 6 oz cloth (either epoxy or polyester resin) followed by a final thicker resin coat to fill the weave. I like to thin out the glassing resin with some alcohol to make it flow better - depends on the viscosity you're working with.

I just made a much simpler canopy this way and it worked out well. In my case, I only needed a light canopy as it isn't intended to carry a pipe underneath (I only used one layer of 6 oz cloth).

Just an idea, David.

RE: MK Arrow turtledeck
 

Hello Jim,

There are easier ways to make a turtledeck.
I made mine from aluminium (aluminum you would call it I think :-)

Looks like the real thing, and takes just one evening to make.

Fixed it on 4 places using a blind nut on the inside of the turtledeck.

See attached picture for the result.

Greetings,
Gert

RE: MK Arrow turtledeck
 

Nice looking Arrow Gert!

Only in the NL would you find a vast expanse of nicely trimmed grass like that. BP models ahoy!

David.