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Re: Epoxy: difference in cost of fiberglass
By:george jung
Date: 2/6/2012, 5:56 pm
In Response To: Re: Epoxy: difference in cost of fiberglass (Bill Hamm)

: I've used alot of that 3.2 ounce tight weave glass, but not on
: strippers. If I were to do that at minimum I'd double the
: football on the bottom, not just a keel strip. It's nice to work
: with, wets out with little epoxy but isn't the most abrasion
: resistant in a single layer.

: The sides of the hull will be somewhat fragile, so running into
: things won't be something you'd want to do.

: Btw, you won't need anywhere near 50 yards unless you're planning
: on building a whole pile of boats.

: Bill H.

Huh. I thought I'd read before you used the 3.2 almost exclusively. So... what are you using on your strippers? 6 oz. E?

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Epoxy: difference in cost of fiberglass
mark vander horck -- 2/4/2012, 6:49 pm
Re: Epoxy: difference in cost of fiberglass
dave g -- 2/4/2012, 7:44 pm
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Charlie -- 2/4/2012, 8:51 pm
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mark vander horck -- 2/4/2012, 9:23 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 2/5/2012, 3:37 am
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mark vander horck -- 2/6/2012, 11:05 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 2/7/2012, 2:49 am
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Jay Babina -- 2/5/2012, 10:51 am
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mark vander horck -- 2/5/2012, 5:04 pm
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dave g -- 2/5/2012, 5:46 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 2/6/2012, 2:19 am
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Dan Caouette (CSFW) -- 2/6/2012, 9:16 am
Re: Epoxy: difference in cost of fiberglass
george jung -- 2/6/2012, 5:56 pm
Re: Epoxy: difference in cost of fiberglass
Bill Hamm -- 2/7/2012, 2:53 am
Looked at Raka's description
Stephen Troy -- 2/5/2012, 8:54 pm
Re: Looked at Raka's description
Jay Babina -- 2/7/2012, 8:37 am
Re: Looked at Raka's description
Bill Hamm -- 2/8/2012, 1:44 am
Re: Epoxy: difference in cost of fiberglass
Greg H -- 2/6/2012, 4:40 pm
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mark vander horck -- 2/6/2012, 11:09 pm
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Dan Caouette (CSFW) -- 2/7/2012, 10:31 am
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Allan -- 2/7/2012, 3:40 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 2/8/2012, 1:48 am
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ScottBaxter -- 2/7/2012, 7:02 pm
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dave g -- 2/7/2012, 7:18 pm
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ScottBaxter -- 2/7/2012, 7:28 pm
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dave g -- 2/7/2012, 10:19 pm
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Stephen Troy -- 2/7/2012, 8:51 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 2/8/2012, 1:56 am
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Bill Hamm -- 2/8/2012, 1:59 am
Re: Epoxy: difference in cost of fiberglass
mark vander horck -- 2/8/2012, 11:45 am
Re: Epoxy: difference in cost of fiberglass
Dan Caouette (CSFW) -- 2/8/2012, 11:51 am
Re: Epoxy: difference in cost of fiberglass
mark vander horck -- 2/8/2012, 12:04 pm
Re: Epoxy: difference in cost of fiberglass
dave g -- 2/8/2012, 9:49 pm
Re: Epoxy: difference in cost of fiberglass
mark vander horck -- 2/9/2012, 10:01 pm
Re: Epoxy: difference in cost of fiberglass
John Abercrombie -- 2/8/2012, 12:44 pm