: Any one have expierience with this stuff? I am trying to go as light weight
: as possible on a race boat I'm building and am going to break down and
: glass the hull.

OK. Now, before we worry about the glass, lets consider what the glass is going on. Is this going to be a stitch and glue or a strip built boat -- or maybe a skin on frame?

If it is S&G, use a thin plywood, ample fillets and chines and just paint the wood with epoxy. 2 coats. No varnish needed initially, but you can always put on a coat or two to give some UV protection with minimal weight increase.

With a stripper you need glass, or internal ribs, to support the bonding of the strips. About the lightest I'd suggest would be a 2 to 3 ounce layer on the inside, and a barely there 3/4 to 1 ounce layer on the outside. Ya gotta have something, and you'll need more strength on the inside. The boat will not be as durable as a boat for general purpose use, but it should be OK for racing. The real thin glass on the outside guarantees a thin but even coating of epxoy. Sand lightly after the first application coat. Its weave is so slight that a single fill coat should be enough. Don't bother sanding the first and only fill coat, and you'll have a smooth and glossy finish. If you do sand it, buff and wax it.

For the lightest construction, though, the glass weight is only one component. A bare wipe of resin as a seal coat before glassing, and the use of thinner than average strips -- 3/16 or thinner -- will cut the weight.

Hope this helps

PGJ