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Re: hull repair and rub strip application
By:LeeG
Date: 11/2/2001, 10:40 pm
In Response To: Re: hull repair and rub strip application (Rob Macks)

: All these specialty cloths absorb a LOT of resin so only use a small amount
: of cloth where needed.

: I've a friend who put a 4" strip from bow to stern. I swear that strip
: added 15 pounds to his boat weight.

I covered a s&g hull with polyester cloth over 4oz glass, it doesn't swell and soak up as much but truly was a waste of epoxy. Maybe it would be worth it only on the bottom panel but 12-16oz/yd of glass would have weighed the same.

Messages In This Thread

hull repair
Brandon -- 11/2/2001, 10:32 am
Re: hull repair
Julie Kanarr -- 11/2/2001, 11:39 am
Re: hull repair
John Monfoe -- 11/3/2001, 4:59 am
Re: hull repair
Julie Kanarr -- 11/3/2001, 10:54 am
Re: hull repair *Pic*
John Monfoe -- 11/4/2001, 5:20 am
Re: hull repair
LeeG -- 11/4/2001, 9:22 am
Re: hull repair
Julie Kanarr -- 11/6/2001, 1:29 am
hull repair and rub strip application
Rob Macks -- 11/2/2001, 6:24 pm
Re: Poly cloth
Don Beale -- 11/2/2001, 7:15 pm
Re: Poly cloth
Rob Macks -- 11/2/2001, 8:23 pm
Re: hull repair and rub strip application
LeeG -- 11/2/2001, 6:55 pm
Re: hull repair and rub strip application
Rob Macks -- 11/2/2001, 8:19 pm
Re: hull repair and rub strip application
LeeG -- 11/2/2001, 10:40 pm
Re: hull repair
LeeG -- 11/2/2001, 11:24 am
Re:Rub strip
Don Beale -- 11/2/2001, 12:40 pm
Re:aha! therin lies the rub
LeeG -- 11/2/2001, 2:01 pm