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Re: Strip: Glassing the inside
By:Rob Macks/Laughing Loon CC&K
Date: 11/30/2011, 10:04 pm
In Response To: Re: Strip: Glassing the inside (Kurt Maurer)

: Okay Rob, this is bugging me. You say to wipe the bare wood with a
: wet sponge to get back to where it was before it dried out. That
: I can dig, but then how do you ensure the wood is
: "dry" enough to start using epoxy on it?

Well sure, that's a good point. But if your hull has dried and shrunk, it is ready to such up the water.

I've been surprised at how many soak downs it takes to get the wood to expand back to were it
should be. But the surface of the wood will be dry to the touch in a few hours or overnight.

It probably took weeks to dry out. And once it expands back to the dimensions it was when the outside
was glassed, it has absorbed enough and the surface will dry without all the water you added evaporating.

Once it looks and feels dry, you're ready to glass.

Rob

Messages In This Thread

Strip: Glassing the inside
bill padin -- 11/29/2011, 10:03 pm
Re: Strip: Glassing the inside
Allan -- 11/29/2011, 11:56 pm
Re: Strip: Glassing the inside
Bill Hamm -- 11/30/2011, 1:26 am
Re: Strip: Glassing the inside
Allan -- 11/30/2011, 2:20 am
Re: Strip: Glassing the inside
Rob Macks/Laughing Loon CC&K -- 11/30/2011, 9:18 am
Re: Strip: Glassing the inside
Kurt Maurer -- 11/30/2011, 8:19 pm
Re: Strip: Glassing the inside
Rob Macks/Laughing Loon CC&K -- 11/30/2011, 10:04 pm
Re: Strip: Glassing the inside
Bill VerSteeg -- 11/30/2011, 8:29 am