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I need opinions.
By:John Monfoe
Date: 3/19/2001, 10:35 am

Hi,

I am a couple of days away from finishing the stripping of my boat. It will be nice to do something different. Some of you may remember that I had a gap between my haul and deck and the recommended rachet straps did pull it together while the deck was wetted down and heat gun dried. I want to fair the haul and deck together after I thick epoxy them together. That means fiberglassing the insides of the haul and deck first. Has anyone done this or am I headed for a problem. I need to be ordering my fiberglass and this is what I am thinking of using on my 12 foot boat. One layer 3.75 oz. open weave glass inside and one 3.75 layer on the outside, with reinforcing strips on the inside and outside of the deck/haul joint and also on the stem/stern/keel. Thanks for your comments.

John

Messages In This Thread

I need opinions.
John Monfoe -- 3/19/2001, 10:35 am
Re: I need opinions.
Geo. Cushing -- 3/19/2001, 2:23 pm
Re: I need opinions.
Ross Leidy -- 3/19/2001, 12:14 pm
Re: I need opinions.
David Hanson -- 3/19/2001, 11:24 am
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Grant Goltz -- 3/19/2001, 11:07 am