does anybody know anything bout fiberglassing a boat?

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does anybody know anything bout fiberglassing a boat?

Postby blk-h2o » Thu Feb 15, 2007 2:32 pm

I need help I have a boat core shaped from foam and dont know where to start when it comes to glassing it. any help would be great.
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Postby jdbuckshot » Thu Feb 15, 2007 3:23 pm

its easy, get you some reseign, fiber blanket, paint the hull the the reseign, lay the mat over, and repaint the blanket making sure you get all the air bubbles out. over lap the edges about 4 in. you won't be able to go around any sharp corners, so make sure they are filed round.

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Postby rjohnson » Thu Feb 15, 2007 3:28 pm

Man that chit is messy, good luck!
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Postby torch » Thu Feb 15, 2007 4:15 pm

wear gloves cause you can't wash that stuff off.
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Postby salty » Thu Feb 15, 2007 9:31 pm

I think you need to be sure to use epoxy and not polyester resin. The resin will eat the foam, whereas the epoxy will not.
No sense being pessimistic, it probably wouldn't work out anyway.
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Postby GulfCoast » Thu Feb 15, 2007 9:53 pm

That resin will get you more wasted than cheap tequila if you stay up in a closed garage with it for about 4 hours!
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Postby blk-h2o » Fri Feb 16, 2007 2:56 pm

thanks guys
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Postby duckkiller » Fri Feb 16, 2007 2:59 pm

GulfCoast wrote:That resin will get you more wasted than cheap tequila if you stay up in a closed garage with it for about 4 hours!



I take it you know this from experience :lol:
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Postby mudsucker » Fri Feb 16, 2007 3:02 pm

MEK used to thin and for clean up is the same thing we used to call liquid rush!
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