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Glassing the inside hull of a Pygmy Boat
By:David
Date: 5/22/2000, 7:04 pm

I finally glassed the inside of my Arctic Tern over the weekend, and for what it's worth, I would advise those of you who are looking forward to this job to forget the foam roller and squeegee and just use your gloved hands. I found that due to the contours of the hull and the tendency of the cloth to move around till its wetted and than pull away from inside corners, it was just easier to to use my hands to wet it, and get it to lay down tight in the concave corners with fingers than with squeegee or foam brush. Also, save yourself some serious aggravation and get some help. This is defineitly a two person job.

Good luck to all of you out there!