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Re: Vacuum Bagging: Has anyone tried it?
By:Matthew Bastian
Date: 2/23/2000, 8:33 am
In Response To: Re: Vacuum Bagging: Has anyone tried it? (Matthew Bastian)

One more additional thought as I ponder this subject ...

You would have to be very carefull about the vacume bagging sequence for a wooden boat because you don't want the hull/wood to be under vacume when all is said and done. Imagin developing a pin hole leak below the water line, you wouldn't simply have water wicking in, it would be sucked in at one atmosphere! It could potentially suck in enough water that you could never dry out again.

What ever vacume method is used you want the to wood to be a ambient pressure.

Having said all this I think that the best approach would be to not vacume bag but switch your glass to aircraft 181 cloth. This will allow you to do a hand layup that really snugs up to the wood and doesn't soak up as much epoxy due to the tighter weave.

Messages In This Thread

Vacuum Bagging: Has anyone tried it?
Jack -- 2/18/2000, 10:40 am
Re: Vacuum Bagging: Has anyone tried it?
Eric Schade (shearwater Boats) -- 2/25/2000, 7:57 pm
Re: Vacuum Bagging: Has anyone tried it?
Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 2/19/2000, 12:58 pm
How about shrink wrap
Jack -- 2/23/2000, 11:39 am
Re: How about shrink wrap
Kelly Trehearne -- 2/24/2000, 9:49 am
Re: How about shrink wrap
Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 2/23/2000, 5:47 pm
Re: Vacuum Bagging: Has anyone tried it?
Matthew Bastian -- 2/21/2000, 9:41 am
Re: Vacuum Bagging: Has anyone tried it?
Matthew Bastian -- 2/23/2000, 8:33 am
Re: Vacuum Bagging: Has anyone tried it?
Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 2/23/2000, 9:22 am
avoid the voids
Brian T. Cunningham -- 2/18/2000, 5:28 pm
Re: Vacuum Bagging: Has anyone tried it?
Paul G. Jacobson -- 2/18/2000, 4:42 pm
Re: Vacuum Bagging: Has anyone tried it?
James Neely -- 2/19/2000, 4:08 pm
Re: Vacuum Bagging: Has anyone tried it?
Chris Casazza -- 2/18/2000, 4:53 pm
Re: Vacuum Bagging: Has anyone tried it?
Chris Casazza -- 2/18/2000, 1:43 pm
Re: Vacuum Bagging: Has anyone tried it?
Brian Conklin -- 2/18/2000, 8:32 pm
Attn: Pete Czerpak!
Shawn Baker -- 2/18/2000, 3:56 pm
Re: Attn: Pete Czerpak!
pete czerpak -- 2/22/2000, 9:01 am
Re: Vacuum Bagging: Has anyone tried it?
Lance Alldrin -- 2/18/2000, 1:21 pm
Re: Vacuum Bagging: Has anyone tried it?
Shawn Baker -- 2/18/2000, 11:19 am
Re: Vacuum Bagging: Has anyone tried it?
Jack -- 2/18/2000, 11:26 am
Re: Vacuum Bagging: Has anyone tried it?
Will Brockman -- 2/18/2000, 12:28 pm
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James Neely -- 2/18/2000, 12:48 pm
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Bill -- 2/18/2000, 12:01 pm
Re: Vacuum Bagging: Has anyone tried it?
Shawn Baker -- 2/18/2000, 12:01 pm
Re: Vacuum Bagging: Has anyone tried it?
Will Brockman -- 2/18/2000, 12:34 pm