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Re: mas epoxy on guillemot
By:peter czerpak
Date: 10/26/2000, 7:55 am
In Response To: mas epoxy on guillemot (Ron Wiebe)

: I am building a Guillemot and have lost the page they sent as a supplement
: to the book. I am getting ready to order the epoxy and cloth, but do not
: know how
: much epoxy to order to cover a 17' boat, I thought I read somewhere that one
: and a half gallons would be fine for a standard layup, but cannot find info
: anymore. Any info on amounts to order would be great (both resin &
: hardner).

: Ron.

The 1.5 gallons is for the total resin and hardner. They usually call this a 1.5 gallon kit. I think that 1.5 gallons is on the minimum side for a strip boat. I might order more just to have to avoid ordering again when you don't have the economics of scale working with you.

Pete czerpak
albany, NY

Messages In This Thread

mas epoxy on guillemot
Ron Wiebe -- 10/25/2000, 8:37 pm
Re: mas epoxy on guillemot
Ed Walshe -- 10/26/2000, 11:41 am
Re: mas epoxy on guillemot
peter czerpak -- 10/26/2000, 7:55 am
Re: mas epoxy on guillemot
Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 10/26/2000, 9:33 am
Re: mas epoxy on guillemot
Rehd -- 10/25/2000, 9:31 pm