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Tight Wovensmooth Glass
By:Mike Hanks
Date: 10/26/1999, 7:41 pm

Has anyone used tight wovensmooth glass? I am looking at using either the 3.25 oz. tight wovensmooth glass or 3.75 oz. open weave glass from RAKA. I plan to go with two layers over 1/8" plywood. I've heard that the tight wovensmooth glass doesn't wet out as well and is harder to form. It is also supposed to be stronger and use less resin (read higher strength to weight ratio). Is it worth going this route? It is a hard chined kayak so there would be some shart corners to go around. The tight wovensmooth glass comes in a 60" width which should coat my hull twice. Dollar, strength, and weight wise it seems like the way to go, but would I have problems wetting it out and getting it to lay flat? My previous glassing has been with 6 oz. open weave.

Mike

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Tight Wovensmooth Glass
Mike Hanks -- 10/26/1999, 7:41 pm
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Mike Hanks -- 11/2/1999, 1:02 am
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Grant Goltz -- 10/29/1999, 8:29 pm
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lee -- 10/27/1999, 5:57 pm
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Mike Hanks -- 10/27/1999, 7:53 pm
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lee -- 10/29/1999, 2:38 am
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Mike Hanks -- 10/29/1999, 11:26 am
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lee -- 10/29/1999, 2:04 pm
Satin weave? Been there.
Ed Valley -- 10/27/1999, 3:06 pm
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Dan Lindberg -- 10/27/1999, 2:22 pm
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Jay Babina -- 10/27/1999, 8:46 am
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Don Beale -- 10/27/1999, 11:21 am
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Don Beale -- 10/27/1999, 1:10 am
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Marty H -- 10/27/1999, 9:38 am
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Don Beale -- 10/27/1999, 11:18 am