: I built one almost like your combing but I used left over fiberglass seam
: tape cut into 4" strips and layed around overlaping each other in 6
: layers. The problem was the tape edging left voids in the combing that
: showed up when I was sanding and so I ripped the whole thing out. I may
: try it again on my next boat and use bias cut cloth tape as you did.

: John in IN

John

I do not understand what you did. Did you cut 4 inch wide tape into 4 inch pieces?

I bought one yard of 60 inch wide 5.7 ounce carbon fabric. Cut Biaxially I ended up with a bunch of 3 inch wide by differnt length strips. I started with two long strips that would cicle the perimeter of the coaming then used the smaller pieces, then used two of the longer pieces on the last layer. I did not overlap the strips, but butted them together. I figured the next layer would overlap and give me the strength needed. It seems to. I could get three layers on before the epoxy would start to thicken. After those three layers hardened, I started where I had left off, butting up the next strip to the last, adding three more layers. During the last session I ran one layer as before and the last layer I used one piece to do the back of the coaming and the last piece on the front overlapping the back piece. The ends of the last piece terminating a little past the center of the cockpit. After the epoxy set up I trimmed and sanded these ends and added two fill coats. You can see the ends, but they are clear and neat.

I used my hands to smooth the cloth and squegee as I was laying it up. I used barrier cream to protect my hands. This stuff works great.

Bill