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Re: Glass bottom boat - read archived messages
By:Jim Burnell
Date: 8/25/1999, 9:33 pm
In Response To: Re: Glass bottom boat - read archived messages (Paul Woolson)

> I wouldn't glass over the whole thing if I were you. I don't
> think it would be clear enough to see fish through when you were done.

You might want to try it on a piece of scrap to see if it would be clear enough, it would certainly make it stronger. I was thinking you could even do it in a curved area of the hull by warming the plexiglass with a heat gun to make it bend. There are stronger types of clear plastic than plexiglass that you might want to consider. It seems like it would be hard to keep it from getting scratched up though. Regards, Jim Burnell

Messages In This Thread

Glass bottom boat
Dale Frolander -- 8/25/1999, 3:25 am
Re: Glass bottom boat
Nolan -- 8/25/1999, 6:29 am
Re: Glass bottom boat - read archived messages
john rominski -- 8/25/1999, 8:23 am
Re: Glass bottom boat - read archived messages
Dale Frolander -- 8/25/1999, 9:52 pm
Re: Glass bottom boat - read archived messages
Paul Woolson -- 8/25/1999, 10:58 am
Re: Glass bottom boat - read archived messages
Jim Burnell -- 8/25/1999, 9:33 pm
Re: Glass bottom boat - scratches
john rominski -- 8/26/1999, 7:05 pm