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Re: Strip: Hatch edges
By:Patricia F. Moodie
Date: 8/9/2011, 7:49 am
In Response To: Re: Strip: Hatch edges (Bill Hamm)

: Even with a round edge it's really easy to trap air under the glass
: trying to glass something as thin as a hatch. If it's not round
: you will trap air on the sharp corners. If you get air under the
: glass it'll be less tough than just using epoxy.

: Personally I'd just add more epoxy, more coats, to the edges,
: thicker epoxy is more damage resistant than a bad fiberglass
: job.

: Bill H.

Right, air under the epoxy is bad, that's why I used the poly film to pull the glass tight against the edge. Air under the epoxy is pretty easy to see and where/if there are any bubbles they can be cut out and patched. (I guess this is why my boats take forever to finish).

Ric

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Strip: Hatch edges
Rick Jensen -- 8/7/2011, 11:21 am
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Etiennemuller Muller Ireland -- 8/7/2011, 2:13 pm
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Rick Jensen -- 8/7/2011, 2:44 pm
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Patricia F. Moodie -- 8/7/2011, 4:54 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 8/8/2011, 4:25 am
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Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 8/7/2011, 5:21 pm
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george jung -- 8/7/2011, 6:23 pm
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Kurt Maurer -- 8/7/2011, 7:00 pm
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Etiennemuller Muller Ireland -- 8/8/2011, 4:27 am
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Jay Babina -- 8/8/2011, 9:25 am
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Patricia F. Moodie -- 8/8/2011, 1:38 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 8/9/2011, 2:06 am
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Patricia F. Moodie -- 8/9/2011, 7:49 am
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Bob Beaullieu -- 8/9/2011, 9:23 am
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Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 8/9/2011, 9:41 am
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Jim Schaffer -- 8/9/2011, 6:05 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 8/9/2011, 9:23 pm
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Jim Schaffer -- 8/9/2011, 9:27 pm
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george jung -- 8/9/2011, 10:43 pm
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Rick Jensen -- 8/10/2011, 8:30 pm
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Glen Smith -- 8/10/2011, 8:46 pm