Re: Epoxy and fiberglass over plywood (How waterproof?)
--- Inbolger@yahoogroups.com, "chrisbfeller" <chrisbfeller@y...> wrote:
water in North Florida most of that time (it was out once for more than
a year for modifications). Except for routine hauling and that major
change, it's in the water year round. Over a year ago, an alteration
was made to the transom to move the motor mount inboard and that
involved cutting out a section of the hull bottom at the stern. This
section is just above the waterline and there was no sign of any water
penetration, rot or damage, and haven't seen any anwhere else on the
boat. The hull is covered with two lawyers of glass cloth set in epoxy,
and with tapes at the chine and doubling of the cloth, there are eight
layers there.
FWIW
Gary Blankenship
>My 30-footer was launched more than 18 years ago and has been in the
> For my next boat building project I will be glassing the bottom and
> sides with the idea in mind of keeping it in water all season. I
> wonder if epoxy and fiberglass is water proof enough to keep the
> plywood dry and keep it from rotting with this type of use. I live
> near Chicago and as a result have about a 5 month season. Does anyone
> have any experience with this?
>
> Thanks Chris.
>
water in North Florida most of that time (it was out once for more than
a year for modifications). Except for routine hauling and that major
change, it's in the water year round. Over a year ago, an alteration
was made to the transom to move the motor mount inboard and that
involved cutting out a section of the hull bottom at the stern. This
section is just above the waterline and there was no sign of any water
penetration, rot or damage, and haven't seen any anwhere else on the
boat. The hull is covered with two lawyers of glass cloth set in epoxy,
and with tapes at the chine and doubling of the cloth, there are eight
layers there.
FWIW
Gary Blankenship
For my next boat building project I will be glassing the bottom and
sides with the idea in mind of keeping it in water all season. I
wonder if epoxy and fiberglass is water proof enough to keep the
plywood dry and keep it from rotting with this type of use. I live
near Chicago and as a result have about a 5 month season. Does anyone
have any experience with this?
Thanks Chris.
sides with the idea in mind of keeping it in water all season. I
wonder if epoxy and fiberglass is water proof enough to keep the
plywood dry and keep it from rotting with this type of use. I live
near Chicago and as a result have about a 5 month season. Does anyone
have any experience with this?
Thanks Chris.