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Re: Material: creases question
By:rnb4tla
Date: 5/5/2003, 9:29 pm
In Response To: Re: Material: creases question (Wes Tanaka)

DITTO on the ROLL! I bought form Merton's Fiberglass & they sent it on a roll as well!

One suggestion ... if all the creases are in the same direction, lay the cloth so the outside of the crease is laying down (kinda like laying an open book on the table).

: Dave-
: If you purchase glass via mail order, request that your fiberglass be put on
: a roll for shipment. On my last shipment of 5 oz tight weave glass from
: RAKA, they even asked if I wanted it put on a roll when I placed the
: order. I have used 6 oz glass that has been shipped folded, and I didn't
: have a problem. The creases on the 6 oz glass were not very sharp and I
: drapped the glass on the hull for a day before wetting. I used 5 oz tight
: weave glass on my last boat and I think that creases would have been a
: bigger problem. The 5 oz tight weave tended to hold its shape and didn't
: lay down as easily as the 6 oz. Mostly it showed up as waves in some parts
: of the deck.

: wes

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Andy B. in Colorado -- 5/5/2003, 10:31 am
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Jim Kozel -- 5/5/2003, 10:32 pm
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Pete Roszyk -- 5/5/2003, 12:03 pm
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Shawn Baker -- 5/5/2003, 11:30 am
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LeeG -- 5/5/2003, 11:28 am
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Andy B. in Colorado -- 5/5/2003, 11:53 am
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Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 5/5/2003, 1:19 pm
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Dave -- 5/5/2003, 12:13 pm
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Wes Tanaka -- 5/5/2003, 1:11 pm
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rnb4tla -- 5/5/2003, 9:29 pm
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Andy B. in Colorado -- 5/5/2003, 12:41 pm