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Re: how much epoxy and glass to order????
By:Jason Steeves
Date: 3/5/1999, 9:55 pm
In Response To: how much epoxy and glass to order???? (Robert Stanfield)

Hi Robert,

If you planing to do inside & outside the hull and deck in 1 piece of fiberglass you will need approximately 8 yards of 38" wide cloth (deck), and 8 yards of 50" wide cloth (hull.) (You may be able to use 4 yards of 60" cloth for the deck, but this depends on its girth.) I would suggest using a 6 oz plain weave fiberglass. There will be quite a bit of excess at the bow and stern.

As for the Epoxy, I would figure on approximately 1 to 1.5 gallons.

Jason Steeves

Noah's Marine Supplies

> well I cut about half my strips today but i want to know how to figure how
> much epoxy and glass to order, my kayak is 11'-0" long and 28"
> wide at widest point, 12.5 inches deep can any one tell me how to figure
> how much to order?

Messages In This Thread

how much epoxy and glass to order????
Robert Stanfield -- 3/5/1999, 7:53 pm
Re: how much epoxy and glass to order????
Rick S. -- 3/5/1999, 11:29 pm
Re: how much epoxy and glass to order????
Jason Steeves -- 3/5/1999, 9:55 pm
Re: how much epoxy and glass to order????
Robert Stanfield -- 3/6/1999, 9:01 am