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Re: survey on glassing deck and cockpit
By:Dwight
Date: 7/6/2000, 7:24 pm
In Response To: survey on glassing deck and cockpit (john)

I glassed inside and out of my guillemot 17 with 6 0z. I'm at 32lbs before the varnish, foot braces and seat. I'm concerned I may have gone too light.

Dwight

: On my first boat, a CLC Millcreek 16.5, I merrily fiberglassed the deck, the
: cockpit, and also taped the hull before I put on the 6oz glass.

: It is so heavy I cant really pick it up.

: How dumb was that - does anyone not glass their decks? I guess the cockpit
: was overkill. CLC manual mentions that glassing the hull itself is
: optional. I guess if the boat were never going to bang anything then that
: might work out best. The lighter the boat the more you want to use it.

: Also do you save enough weight with thinner cloth to bother? I know you save
: a few ounces of glass, but then must also use less epoxy, right?

: I'm about to fillet up another boat, and want to optimize the weight.

: thanks in advance

Messages In This Thread

survey on glassing deck and cockpit
john -- 7/6/2000, 8:58 am
Re: survey on glassing deck and cockpit
Jack Martin -- 7/7/2000, 6:11 pm
Re: survey answer
lee -- 7/7/2000, 11:48 pm
Re: survey answer
Bill H. -- 7/8/2000, 12:50 am
Re: survey answer
lee -- 7/8/2000, 7:42 am
Re: weight and other priorities
lee -- 7/6/2000, 10:04 pm
Rounding off the sheer clamps
Jason -- 7/7/2000, 11:17 am
Re: survey on glassing deck and cockpit
Don Herring -- 7/6/2000, 9:53 pm
Re: survey on glassing deck and cockpit
Dwight -- 7/6/2000, 7:24 pm
Re: survey on glassing deck and cockpit
Mike Hanks -- 7/7/2000, 11:36 am
Re: survey on glassing deck and cockpit
Dwight -- 7/7/2000, 12:39 pm
Re: survey on glassing deck and cockpit
Mike Hanks -- 7/7/2000, 1:22 pm
Wow!
Vernon Lowery -- 7/7/2000, 9:38 am
It's the Lauan
Brian Nystrom -- 7/7/2000, 11:00 am
on luan and varnish
Vernon Lowery -- 7/7/2000, 4:43 pm
Re: on luan and varnish
lee -- 7/7/2000, 11:32 pm
water or fuel
Vernon Lowery -- 7/8/2000, 8:14 pm
Re: Wow!
peter czerpak -- 7/7/2000, 10:21 am
Re: survey on glassing deck and cockpit
Mike Hanks -- 7/6/2000, 2:30 pm
Re: survey on glassing deck and cockpit
Don Beale -- 7/6/2000, 1:14 pm
Re: survey on glassing deck and cockpit
Charles Cooper -- 7/6/2000, 12:38 pm
Re: survey on glassing deck and cockpit
peter czerpak -- 7/6/2000, 11:17 am
Re: survey on glassing deck and cockpit
peter czerpak -- 7/6/2000, 11:06 am
Re: survey on glassing deck and cockpit
john -- 7/6/2000, 11:21 am
Re: survey on glassing deck and cockpit
peter czerpak -- 7/6/2000, 11:44 am