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Re: Fiberglassing Ash Protective Strip?
By:Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks
Date: 4/13/2001, 8:56 am
In Response To: Fiberglassing Ash Protective Strip? *Pic* (John Monfoe)

If I understand you correctly, you have a sharp internal right angle that you will need to glass. If this is correct, then I would say you need to ease the inner corner some with a fillet.

Normally I would use sawdust thickened epoxy for this, but if you want to make it look nicer, you could make a small piece of wood moulding that serves as the fillet.

: I don't have a better picture then this for illistration. The white ash
: protective strip starting at the bow and running under the haul a ways,
: sticks up in a radius from the haul and is not faired to blend in very
: much because it would cut too much of the protection away. Where the ash
: bead is fastened to the cedar haul is a corner depression depression,
: somewhat, that I am afraid the glass may not tuck into very well and pull
: out for a void to form. I have the casibal(sp)as a filler and I think I
: have read the when it is mixed as a filler it is clear. If so, should I
: fill the corner area between the ash and cedar and later fiberglass over
: this for a smooth glass fit. Would the wood still show up through the
: filler as if it wasn't there.

: John

Messages In This Thread

Fiberglassing Ash Protective Strip? *Pic*
John Monfoe -- 4/13/2001, 7:19 am
Clear fillet
Sam McFadden -- 4/13/2001, 10:40 am
Re: Clear fillet
Don -- 4/14/2001, 1:44 am
Thanks All.
John Monfoe -- 4/14/2001, 6:24 am
Re: Thanks All.
walter Manley -- 4/14/2001, 10:51 pm
Re: Thanks All.
John Monfoe -- 4/15/2001, 3:47 am
another idea *Pic*
Larry C. -- 4/15/2001, 10:33 am
Re: another idea
John Monfoe -- 4/16/2001, 6:25 am
How I fixed the glass pulling away from ---
John Monfoe -- 4/18/2001, 5:44 am
Re: How I fixed the glass pulling away from ---
Paul G. Jacobson -- 4/18/2001, 11:02 pm
Re: Thanks All.
John Monfoe -- 4/14/2001, 6:33 am
Re: Fiberglassing Ash Protective Strip?
Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 4/13/2001, 8:56 am
Re: Fiberglassing Ash Protective Strip?
Pete Rudie -- 4/13/2001, 9:39 am