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Re: survey on glassing deck and cockpit
By:Mike Hanks
Date: 7/7/2000, 11:36 am
In Response To: Re: survey on glassing deck and cockpit (Dwight)

Dwight,

You probably did not go too light. If you will be dealing with a lot of rocks you may want to add more glass, but for "average" use it should be fine. Joe Greenley's Redfish Silver specs out at 34 pounds and it is similar in size. By the time you fit it out you will be about at the same weight.

It sounds like you didn't overdo it on the epoxy application. Did you use 1/4" or 3/16" thick strips? Do you have bulkheads and hatches? Deck rigging?

Mike

: I glassed inside and out of my guillemot 17 with 6 0z. I'm at 32lbs before
: the varnish, foot braces and seat. I'm concerned I may have gone too
: light.

: Dwight

Messages In This Thread

survey on glassing deck and cockpit
john -- 7/6/2000, 8:58 am
Re: survey on glassing deck and cockpit
Jack Martin -- 7/7/2000, 6:11 pm
Re: survey answer
lee -- 7/7/2000, 11:48 pm
Re: survey answer
Bill H. -- 7/8/2000, 12:50 am
Re: survey answer
lee -- 7/8/2000, 7:42 am
Re: weight and other priorities
lee -- 7/6/2000, 10:04 pm
Rounding off the sheer clamps
Jason -- 7/7/2000, 11:17 am
Re: survey on glassing deck and cockpit
Don Herring -- 7/6/2000, 9:53 pm
Re: survey on glassing deck and cockpit
Dwight -- 7/6/2000, 7:24 pm
Re: survey on glassing deck and cockpit
Mike Hanks -- 7/7/2000, 11:36 am
Re: survey on glassing deck and cockpit
Dwight -- 7/7/2000, 12:39 pm
Re: survey on glassing deck and cockpit
Mike Hanks -- 7/7/2000, 1:22 pm
Wow!
Vernon Lowery -- 7/7/2000, 9:38 am
It's the Lauan
Brian Nystrom -- 7/7/2000, 11:00 am
on luan and varnish
Vernon Lowery -- 7/7/2000, 4:43 pm
Re: on luan and varnish
lee -- 7/7/2000, 11:32 pm
water or fuel
Vernon Lowery -- 7/8/2000, 8:14 pm
Re: Wow!
peter czerpak -- 7/7/2000, 10:21 am
Re: survey on glassing deck and cockpit
Mike Hanks -- 7/6/2000, 2:30 pm
Re: survey on glassing deck and cockpit
Don Beale -- 7/6/2000, 1:14 pm
Re: survey on glassing deck and cockpit
Charles Cooper -- 7/6/2000, 12:38 pm
Re: survey on glassing deck and cockpit
peter czerpak -- 7/6/2000, 11:17 am
Re: survey on glassing deck and cockpit
peter czerpak -- 7/6/2000, 11:06 am
Re: survey on glassing deck and cockpit
john -- 7/6/2000, 11:21 am
Re: survey on glassing deck and cockpit
peter czerpak -- 7/6/2000, 11:44 am