  That's a good thought. The challenge is to get heat into that joint. It's buried under an inch of purpleheart and behind the inwale so it's not readily accessible from the top or the bottom. I really think that pulling the rub strip (which covers the outboard side of joint) and using a thin blade or oscillating tool is the right idea here.  Re: Restoration of the BC Salmon Troller "Petrel"  Originally Posted by cstevens  That's a good thought. The challenge is to get heat into that joint. It's buried under an inch of purpleheart and behind the inwale so it's not readily accessible from the top or the bottom. I really think that pulling the rub strip (which covers the outboard side of joint) and using a thin blade or oscillating tool is the right idea here.  