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Re: How much 'Poxy? As little as possible
By:Shawn Baker
Date: 5/7/2000, 8:00 pm
In Response To: Ready to tape seams (How much 'Poxy?) (Bill Jankowski)

Hey Bill, This doesn't cover how much to mix at a time (others have covered that); rather, how much to mix for the job:

A note from the "Do as I say, not as I do file":

Use as little epoxy as possible for your fillets. I have a 57-lb. Chesapeake 17. I figure 2 or 3 of those extra pounds are in my fillets. I made fillets nearly 2" wide. I think a 3/4" wide fillet would be sufficient to bridge the gap for your tape to lay over, and it would be more than strong enough to hold the boat together!!

Hindsight is 20/20. Please, make a lighter boat than Shawn did!

: I finally got around to stitching my Cheas LT 17 (We finally figured out how
: to deal with the new kid, so I got a couple hours today. Haven't taken
: pictures for the webpage yet)

: Here's a question for all you stitch-n-glurus: When mixing epoxy and wood
: flour for fillets, how much should I mix at a time?

: Bill Jankowski

: PS: 1 drill bit still going strong from stitching the boat together.

: PPS: I was shocked. the panels I'd cut from plans popped together without any
: additional planing.

Messages In This Thread

Ready to tape seams (How much 'Poxy?)
Bill Jankowski -- 5/6/2000, 11:39 pm
Fillets done
Bill Jankowski -- 5/7/2000, 10:25 pm
Re: Fillets done
John B. -- 5/7/2000, 11:26 pm
Re: Fillets done
Bill Jankowski -- 5/8/2000, 10:03 pm
Re: Ready to tape seams (How much 'Poxy?)
lee -- 5/7/2000, 10:25 pm
Re: How much 'Poxy? As little as possible
Shawn Baker -- 5/7/2000, 8:00 pm
Re: Ready to tape seams (How much 'Poxy?)
John B. -- 5/7/2000, 12:59 pm
Re: Ready to tape seams (How much 'Poxy?)
John B. -- 5/7/2000, 1:32 pm
Re: Ready to tape seams (How much 'Poxy?)
Brian -- 5/6/2000, 11:55 pm