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Rounding over the chines
By:Craig Christensen
Date: 4/15/1999, 8:32 am

I have assembled the hull of my Chesapeake 17' kit. The interior of the chines are filleted and the cockpit is fiberglassed. The open wood inside the hull is coated with epoxy. Now, I've snipped the copper wires and ground them a little below the surface with my Dremel. I sanded the whole hull (has anyone noticed how similar what you empty out of your sander's bag is to $6 a quart wood flour?) to prepare it for 'glassing.

Tonight I will fill the seams and wire holes with thickened epoxy and after it has cured I will sand the chines again. My question (finally) is - how much is 'a generous radius'? Do I just want to round them over enough to help the fiberglass make the turn? Or, do I want to really soften the look of those edges? Should I be getting down into the middle and lower plys?

Messages In This Thread

Rounding over the chines
Craig Christensen -- 4/15/1999, 8:32 am
Re: Rounding over the chines
lee -- 4/21/1999, 11:22 am
Re: Rounding over the chines
Paul -- 4/16/1999, 3:10 pm
Re: Rounding over the chines
Pete Roszyk -- 4/15/1999, 9:42 am
Glue lines
Pete Rudie -- 4/15/1999, 12:23 pm
wood flour
Craig Christensen -- 4/15/1999, 12:59 pm
Re: wood flour
Jerry Weinraub -- 4/16/1999, 6:46 am
Add Cabosil to taste
Pete Rudie -- 4/15/1999, 4:00 pm
Thanks Pete
Craig Christensen -- 4/15/1999, 10:20 am