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Re: Glassing the SpiderBoat
By:Scotty
Date: 4/4/2000, 7:53 pm
In Response To: Re: Glassing the SpiderBoat (Spidey)

> Hi Scott;

> The first 24oz completed about 90% of the wetout - A fair amount ended up
> on the floor and strongback, perhaps 10-15%(?) As Dan said, "When you
> get a 3 gallon kit for 79.95 we ain't gonna be stingy pouring it on!"
> I mixed the additional 12oz for the two layers of tape that were going on
> at the bow & stern, and to complete what little remained of the hull.
> I have about a 4oz puck left from the second mix. Working alone, I think
> I'd mix about 12-16oz to start, slow down just a bit, and probably end up
> using somewhere between 24-30oz.

I was so excited, I forgot CONGRATS!! Sitting here, leaning back, feet up next to the laptop, outstretched arm on the mouse, my hair is blowing back in the wind, like a speaker commercial in the past!!! Spidey DID it! Maybe I can do it too! TNX, Scotty

> Incidentally, the bulk of the wetout was done in about 10 min, and
> probably because of the generous pours, at no time did the wood ever
> create anything resembling a dry spot. I mean to say my friend had me
> _saturate_ the cloth before dragging the resin elsewhere. The rest of the
> time was spent shaping the cloth along the stems and then the abrasion
> strips.

> Good Luck, Spidey

Messages In This Thread

Glassing the SpiderBoat (Photo)
Spidey -- 4/3/2000, 10:06 pm
Re: Glassing the SpiderBoat
Scott Lee -- 4/4/2000, 3:33 pm
Re: Glassing the SpiderBoat
Spidey -- 4/4/2000, 5:05 pm
Re: Glassing the SpiderBoat
Scotty -- 4/4/2000, 7:53 pm
Re: Glassing the SpiderBoat (Photo)
Scotty -- 4/4/2000, 9:19 am
Re: Glassing the SpiderBoat (Photo)
Spidey -- 4/4/2000, 10:57 am
Re: Glassing the SpiderBoat (Photo)
Hank -- 4/4/2000, 8:12 am
Re: Glassing the SpiderBoat (Photo)
Spidey -- 4/4/2000, 10:41 am
What? Me worry?
Paul G. Jacobson -- 4/4/2000, 11:14 pm
Re: Sanded Right Thru The Glass! (Photo)
Spidey -- 4/5/2000, 12:13 am
Re: Club Membership
Mike Hanks -- 4/5/2000, 10:56 am
Re: Club Membership
Tammy Hanks -- 4/5/2000, 4:50 pm
Re: Club Membership
Spidey -- 4/5/2000, 12:06 pm
Re: Club Membership
Mike Hanks -- 4/5/2000, 1:11 pm
Re: Club Membership
Hank -- 4/5/2000, 2:49 pm
Re: Another question
Mike Hanks -- 4/5/2000, 2:56 pm
Re: It's a Trick Question
Ken Finger -- 4/5/2000, 1:39 pm
Re: Barrelback 19
Tom Kurth -- 4/5/2000, 10:23 pm
Re: Barrelback 19
Ken Finger -- 4/6/2000, 7:32 am
Re: Barrelback 19
Dave Uebele -- 4/7/2000, 12:41 pm
Re: Barrelback 19
Paul G. Jacobson -- 4/8/2000, 1:20 am
Re: Barrelback 19
Dave Uebele -- 4/8/2000, 10:51 am
Re: Barrelback 19
Paul G. Jacobson -- 4/11/2000, 10:07 pm
Re: Barrelback 19--possibilities?
Tom Kurth -- 4/6/2000, 11:06 pm
Re: No Time Now - gotta build (No Text)
Spidey -- 4/5/2000, 2:41 pm
Great job !!!
Greg -- 4/3/2000, 11:34 pm
Re: Thanks!
Spidey -- 4/4/2000, 12:29 am
Re: Glassing the SpiderBoat (Photo)
John B. -- 4/3/2000, 10:25 pm
Re: Glassing the SpiderBoat (Photo)
Spidey -- 4/3/2000, 10:53 pm