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Re: Strip: Cape Ann Double - Glassing Question
By:Ross Sieber
Date: 12/17/2002, 3:38 pm
In Response To: Strip: Cape Ann Double - Glassing Question *Pic* (Greg Bridges)

: Hi. I've started to glass my Cape Ann Double and am using MAS with 4oz cloth
: on the deck and 6 oz on the hull. The hull went fine, but the deck has a
: few wavy lines in it. I've only added 1 fill coat and was wondering if
: anyone else has had this problem. There was a slight wave in the glass
: before I wet it out but not really a crease or fold over. I thought it
: would disappear when the epoxy was added. The deck is mainly Stika Spruce
: if that matters. What can I do? Sand them out and put in patches of
: perfect glass? Any thoughts would be helpful. Thanks, GB

I had similar problems glassing the hull of my Pygmy double.
The glass seemed to have creases in it from the factory - it came rolled on a tube, but had definate lines across it at regular intervals.
I precoated the hull, and could not get the creases to disappear no matter what
I did. I would squeegee them down, but they would come right back.
I just live with them, now.

I used the exact same glass on the deck, with the exact same lines visible, but
did not precoat. I had no problem with the creases - the deck glass is perfect.
I can only assume that the lack of precoating somehow allowed the glass to
stick down tighter.

Go figure.

This probably is not much help to you at this point, since you are done
glassing, but I thought I'd share my experience.

I have not precoated since, and my glass has been perfect since.
I will not likey precoat again.

Messages In This Thread

Strip: Cape Ann Double - Glassing Question *Pic*
Greg Bridges -- 12/17/2002, 12:01 am
Re: Strip: Cape Ann Double - Glassing Question *LINK*
Andy Waddington -- 12/19/2002, 10:59 am
Would CA glue problem spot help?
Tony -- 12/18/2002, 7:06 pm
Re: CA glue
Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 12/19/2002, 9:08 am
Re: CA glue
Tony -- 12/19/2002, 12:22 pm
Re: Strip: Cape Ann Double - Glassing Question
Ross Sieber -- 12/17/2002, 3:38 pm
Re: Strip: Cape Ann Double - Glassing Question *Pic*
Greg Bridges -- 12/17/2002, 12:09 am
Re: Strip: Cape Ann Double - Glassing Question
Shawn Baker -- 12/17/2002, 10:14 am
Re: Strip: Cape Ann Double - Glassing Question
Bill Price -- 12/17/2002, 11:32 am
Sand down to..?
Greg Bridges -- 12/17/2002, 12:20 pm
Re: Sand down to..?
Shawn Baker -- 12/17/2002, 4:11 pm
Re: Sand down to..?
Bill Price -- 12/17/2002, 2:42 pm
Re: Strip: Cape Ann Double - Glassing Question
Ron Friedman -- 12/17/2002, 5:37 am
Re: Strip: Cape Ann Double - Glassing Question
Shawn Baker -- 12/17/2002, 12:08 am
Re: Strip: Cape Ann Double - Glassing Question
Dale Frolander -- 12/17/2002, 3:13 am
Re: Strip: Cape Ann Double - Glassing Question *LINK* *Pic*
Bobby Curtis -- 12/17/2002, 8:14 am