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What is the other board?
By:Layton
Date: 6/13/2000, 11:29 am
In Response To: stripper - s&g - You glass them both (garth)

WHat is the address of the other board? I'm curious.

: I was reading on another board that when you epoxy-glass a boat, you deprive
: the wood of the ability to breath naturally. This was their thinking
: against building stich and glue boats. It is my belief that strip built
: boats also employ epoxy coatings. They contend that epoxy always leaks a
: bit, trapping some moisture and thus causing rot. Is any of this true?
: Does epoxy-glass leak a bit and does it cause some kind of rot? Is there
: any difference in this regard between a stripper and stich and glue in the
: way it employs epoxy and glass? I am trying to decide between these two
: systems and I want my end product to be long lasting.

Messages In This Thread

stripper - s&g - You glass them both
garth -- 6/13/2000, 8:51 am
A few gentle corrections
Paul G. Jacobson -- 6/14/2000, 3:22 am
Thanks for the post Paul [NT]
Hank -- 6/14/2000, 7:57 am
What is the other board?
Layton -- 6/13/2000, 11:29 am
Re: What is the other board?
garth -- 6/13/2000, 11:25 pm
Re: What is the other board?
garth -- 6/14/2000, 11:17 am
Polyester vs epoxy resin: not a direct swap
Paul G. Jacobson -- 6/15/2000, 12:43 am
Re: Polyester vs epoxy resin: not a direct swap
garth -- 6/15/2000, 11:51 pm
Re: stripper - s&g - You glass them both
Dean Trexel -- 6/13/2000, 10:40 am