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Re: Epoxy: epoxy bond
By:Jay Babina
Date: 4/15/2002, 10:18 am
In Response To: Epoxy: epoxy bond (John Umlah)

Most small boat builders use epoxy to bond veneers - in which case your glass is bonding to veneer thats epoxy bonded to strips. Even if you used non-waterproof elmers, you'll probably be fine considering 99% of strip built boats use non-waterproof glue and many use flat edge strips.

The other thing is pre-coating. This has been a controversal discussion for years and many builders change opinions like the wind. Who's boat are you building? - who's instructions? I personaly don't believe in precoating and find it an unneccessary chore. Many books and professional builders don't pre-coat and I imagine there's a few out there that do.

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Epoxy: epoxy bond
John Umlah -- 4/15/2002, 1:36 am
Re: Epoxy: epoxy bond
eric schade (shearwater boats) -- 4/15/2002, 6:30 pm
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Leo Boudreau -- 4/15/2002, 4:49 pm
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Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 4/15/2002, 2:33 pm
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Chip Sandresky -- 4/15/2002, 1:38 pm
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Jay Babina -- 4/15/2002, 10:18 am
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Rob Macks -- 4/15/2002, 1:13 pm
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Jay Babina -- 4/16/2002, 8:32 am
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Rob Macks -- 4/16/2002, 11:08 am
Re: Newbie assumption
Chris -- 4/16/2002, 12:37 pm
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Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 4/16/2002, 12:57 pm
Re: Epoxy: epoxy bond
Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 4/16/2002, 9:10 am
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Rob Macks -- 4/16/2002, 11:31 am
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Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 4/16/2002, 11:56 am
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Rob Macks -- 4/15/2002, 9:14 am