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Re: Material: alternative skeg blade material
By:Jay Babina
Date: 4/12/2013, 7:37 am
In Response To: Material: alternative skeg blade material (Todd Sullivan)

I made one out of plastic window replacement plastic (home depot).

I cut out two over size pieces and sanded the surface with 100 grit and epoxied them together with a piece of 6 oz cloth in between. later I covered both outside surfaces with cloth as well and filled the weave. Unbelievably strong.

When you glass the outside do it in one shot by sandwiching them between scrap plywood and wax paper. Doing it that way the glass comes out with the weave filled.

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Material: alternative skeg blade material
Todd Sullivan -- 4/11/2013, 6:10 pm
Re: Material: alternative skeg blade material *NM* *PIC*
Todd Sullivan -- 4/11/2013, 6:15 pm
Re: Material: alternative material - HDPE
Oliver -- 4/11/2013, 6:50 pm
Re: Material: alternative skeg blade material
Reg Lake -- 4/11/2013, 8:00 pm
Re: Material: alternative skeg blade material
Jay Babina -- 4/12/2013, 7:37 am
Re: Material: alternative skeg blade material
Todd Sullivan -- 4/12/2013, 3:29 pm
Re: Material: alternative skeg blade material
Todd Sullivan -- 4/18/2013, 5:35 pm