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Re: Material: S- fiberglass
By:Malcolm Schweizer
Date: 1/2/2014, 3:26 pm
In Response To: Re: Material: S- fiberglass (Jim Looker)

I use the 3.25 all the time. I would double layer it on the deck but mainly for strength on doing re-entries. I use it single layer on light lay ups just fine. It is extremely thin stuff. You have to be graceful with it when laying it out. It is a dream to wet out. The weave is so smooth it needs little to fill it. Just one fill coat and if you are good and do that as a hot coat with a squeegee you only need light sanding for the varnish to adhere but not to smooth it out.

2x 3.25 oz gives you a 6.5 oz layup with the strength of a much heavier cloth but the weight of a lighter cloth.

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Material: S- fiberglass
Dan Thaler -- 1/1/2014, 1:18 pm
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Malcolm Schweizer -- 1/1/2014, 5:44 pm
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Jim Looker -- 1/2/2014, 2:22 pm
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Malcolm Schweizer -- 1/2/2014, 3:26 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 1/2/2014, 12:41 am
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Ric Moodie -- 1/2/2014, 6:36 am
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Dan Thaler -- 1/2/2014, 7:03 am
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Etienne Muller -- 1/2/2014, 12:39 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 1/5/2014, 1:18 am
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Dan Caouette (CSCWC) -- 1/2/2014, 1:36 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 1/5/2014, 1:19 am
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Dan Caouette (CSCWC) -- 1/5/2014, 4:34 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 1/6/2014, 12:08 am
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Reg Lake -- 1/2/2014, 2:29 pm