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Re: Fiberglass
By:Greg Steeves
Date: 5/30/1999, 11:05 pm
In Response To: Fiberglass (Dean Jewett)

> I'm a novice builder building a Guillemot kayak. I'm having trouble
> finding 1 inch fiberglass tape, is it all right to cut two inch tape in
> half. Also what is a good width of cloth to buy. Thanks alot.

You can but......the cut edge will tend to unravel as you roll it up to soak it. Perhaps you could roll it up first and then cut it. I don't know how well that approach would work though.

Greg

Messages In This Thread

Fiberglass
Dean Jewett -- 5/27/1999, 7:42 am
Re: Fiberglass
Greg Steeves -- 5/30/1999, 11:05 pm
Re: Fiberglass
Paul Jacobson -- 5/30/1999, 2:25 am