[bolger] Re: Glassing Advice?
10 oz. is OK, athough lighter is OK, too. Use the widest you can find, of
course, for fewer joins to sand. You'll probably use between one and two
gallons on both hulls.
Be sure to radius corners to avoid bubbles in the glass as it goes around.
Gregg
course, for fewer joins to sand. You'll probably use between one and two
gallons on both hulls.
Be sure to radius corners to avoid bubbles in the glass as it goes around.
Gregg
>Could use advice about glassing the bottom. I have done this once
>before and had someone with more experience to help that time. We are
>on our own this time. The plans call for 10 oz cloth. What width and
>weight cloth would you recommend?
>
>The last time I did this I was talking to the owner of the local
>boatyard and was telling him about the skiff we were building and he
>disappeared and reappeared with a hank of cloth he thought would do the
>job. I don't really know what weight it was. It worked well. I made a
>seam down the middle of the bottom where I overlapped two pieces of
>cloth to cover the width of the boat.
>
>The plans say to carry the cloth to the top of the chines. The chines
>are on the outside of the Folding Schooner and I am anxious about
>pulling the cloth over the chines and getting it tight against the
>sides without any bubbles. We have on hand a two quart kit(one quart
>of each) of the one to one epoxy from Fiberglass Coatings from which we
>have used just enough to make a tape joint and glue for the bottom.
>How much are we likely to need to cover the bottom of the 16 foot hull?
> Any application advice? Last time we squeegied in the first coat and
>then filled up the weave using a foam roller for subsequent coats.
>Would you put any filler in the resin on the first or subsequent coats?
>
>Thanks
>Leander
>
>
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Just made a check of our most recent Folding Schooner Post. I left out
that after we put screws in the chines every 8 inches, we went back and
filled in every four inches. I also went around with a rag filled with
vinegar and wiped up the spilled globs of epoxy. The less epoxy to sand
the better.
Could use advice about glassing the bottom. I have done this once
before and had someone with more experience to help that time. We are
on our own this time. The plans call for 10 oz cloth. What width and
weight cloth would you recommend?
The last time I did this I was talking to the owner of the local
boatyard and was telling him about the skiff we were building and he
disappeared and reappeared with a hank of cloth he thought would do the
job. I don't really know what weight it was. It worked well. I made a
seam down the middle of the bottom where I overlapped two pieces of
cloth to cover the width of the boat.
The plans say to carry the cloth to the top of the chines. The chines
are on the outside of the Folding Schooner and I am anxious about
pulling the cloth over the chines and getting it tight against the
sides without any bubbles. We have on hand a two quart kit(one quart
of each) of the one to one epoxy from Fiberglass Coatings from which we
have used just enough to make a tape joint and glue for the bottom.
How much are we likely to need to cover the bottom of the 16 foot hull?
Any application advice? Last time we squeegied in the first coat and
then filled up the weave using a foam roller for subsequent coats.
Would you put any filler in the resin on the first or subsequent coats?
Thanks
Leander
that after we put screws in the chines every 8 inches, we went back and
filled in every four inches. I also went around with a rag filled with
vinegar and wiped up the spilled globs of epoxy. The less epoxy to sand
the better.
Could use advice about glassing the bottom. I have done this once
before and had someone with more experience to help that time. We are
on our own this time. The plans call for 10 oz cloth. What width and
weight cloth would you recommend?
The last time I did this I was talking to the owner of the local
boatyard and was telling him about the skiff we were building and he
disappeared and reappeared with a hank of cloth he thought would do the
job. I don't really know what weight it was. It worked well. I made a
seam down the middle of the bottom where I overlapped two pieces of
cloth to cover the width of the boat.
The plans say to carry the cloth to the top of the chines. The chines
are on the outside of the Folding Schooner and I am anxious about
pulling the cloth over the chines and getting it tight against the
sides without any bubbles. We have on hand a two quart kit(one quart
of each) of the one to one epoxy from Fiberglass Coatings from which we
have used just enough to make a tape joint and glue for the bottom.
How much are we likely to need to cover the bottom of the 16 foot hull?
Any application advice? Last time we squeegied in the first coat and
then filled up the weave using a foam roller for subsequent coats.
Would you put any filler in the resin on the first or subsequent coats?
Thanks
Leander