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Re: Finished glassing the hull
By:Kenneth Paul
Date: 3/25/1999, 10:35 am
In Response To: Finished glassing the hull (Mark Roberts)

Hello, I have to agree with Dave, this is one of those things that is fairly easy to do now while your set up for it but is a pain to do later when you decide you need it (and you will) Kenny > I just finished glassing the hull of my Ches. 17LT. It went much better
> than I had expected (I had been dreading that one step) and only took 2
> hours. My question is: Is there any reason for me to run a strip of glass
> tape down the keel from stem to stern as added insurance against unforseen
> bumps? Will the benefit be worth the added time and potential frustration
> of sanding the "step" between the tape and the glass? Since my
> cellar temperature is around 55, the epoxy will still be tacky enough to
> add the tape tonight if it is worth it.

> Thanks for any opinions.

Messages In This Thread

Finished glassing the hull
Mark Roberts -- 3/25/1999, 8:02 am
Why use tape?
Paul Jacobson -- 3/27/1999, 5:19 am
Re: Finished glassing the hull
jim -- 3/26/1999, 10:22 pm
Didn't do it--wish I had.
Shawn Baker -- 3/26/1999, 2:41 pm
Re: Finished glassing the hull
John Herr -- 3/26/1999, 2:09 pm
Do it (no text)
Stan Heeres -- 3/25/1999, 7:38 pm
Re: Finished glassing the hull
Kenneth Paul -- 3/25/1999, 10:35 am
Re: Finished glassing the hull
dave -- 3/25/1999, 8:47 am