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Re: S&G: What would be lighter?
By:JohnAbercrombie
Date: 5/4/2013, 11:06 pm
In Response To: S&G: What would be lighter? (Sodbuster------WebKitFormBoundary6pLaVD9X7Zfw4+Pi-)

Yes, I am considering just glassing the inside of the cockpit, not the rest of the inside.

If you are planning to coat the inside of the hull/deck with epoxy (which I would strongly recommend), a layer of light glass makes a good 'thickness gauge' for the epoxy and adds very little weight. I'd guess that a layer of 3-4oz glass without excess resin (and without a fill coat) would probably as light as a rolled-on coat of epoxy.

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S&G: What would be lighter?
Sodbuster------WebKitFormBoundary6pLaVD9X7Zfw4+Pi- -- 5/4/2013, 1:13 pm
Re: S&G: What would be lighter?
JohnAbercrombie -- 5/4/2013, 11:00 pm
Re: S&G: What would be lighter?
JohnAbercrombie -- 5/4/2013, 11:06 pm
Re: S&G: What would be lighter?
JohnAbercrombie -- 5/4/2013, 11:09 pm
Re: S&G: What would be lighter?
ancient kayaker -- 5/5/2013, 10:36 am
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Sodbuster------WebKitFormBoundary6pLaVD9X7Zfw4+Pi- -- 5/5/2013, 12:24 pm
Re: S&G: What would be lighter?
Bill Hamm -- 5/6/2013, 12:36 am
Re: S&G: What would be lighter?
Tony G -- 5/5/2013, 4:29 pm
Re: S&G: What would be lighter?
Sodbuster------WebKitFormBoundary6pLaVD9X7Zfw4+Pi- -- 5/5/2013, 5:21 pm