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Re: Material: How light is too light?
By:Chip Sandresky
Date: 10/31/2003, 12:42 pm
In Response To: Material: How light is too light? (Rich Centola)

... well some boats are built without using any fiberglass at all :) I agree with Lee that the reinforcement is what holds the boat together when you drop it, bang it into a rock, launch it off a car. It can also add stiffness and impact resistance depending on the type of core. The minimum for a S&G would be taping the inside seams only. For strip the minimum recommendation is generally 3oz inside and out.

I had to carry each bundle of supplies into my shop and the heaviest was the three gallon kit of epoxy. That points to the philosophy of the tight weave fabrics; less epoxy = less weight.

Go with one of the special fabrics like S-Glass or a tight weave E-Glass. They will give you the little extra you're looking for.

www.ChipSandresky.com

Messages In This Thread

Material: How light is too light?
Rich Centola -- 10/31/2003, 8:46 am
Re: Material: How light is too light?
Tom Page -- 11/5/2003, 2:02 pm
Abrasion protection
Jay Babina -- 11/3/2003, 8:26 am
Re: Abrasion protection
Danny Cox -- 11/3/2003, 8:57 am
Re: Abrasion protection
Jay Babina -- 11/3/2003, 9:24 am
Then again there are some other factors...
Mike and Rikki -- 11/1/2003, 2:37 pm
Consider the soures of stresses and pressure
Paul G. Jacobson -- 11/1/2003, 12:53 am
Re: Material: How light is too light?
Rich Centola -- 10/31/2003, 1:28 pm
Re: Material: How light is too light?
Rick R. -- 10/31/2003, 8:31 pm
Re: Material: How light is too light?
Chip Sandresky -- 10/31/2003, 12:42 pm
Re: Material: How light is too light?
LeeG -- 10/31/2003, 10:18 am
Re: Material: How light is too light?
Bruce -- 10/31/2003, 10:52 am
Re: Material: How light is too light?
C. Fronzek -- 10/31/2003, 1:24 pm
Re: Material: How light is too light?
Mike Scarborough -- 10/31/2003, 2:00 pm
Re: Cockpit floor glassing
pikabike -- 10/31/2003, 2:58 pm
Re: Cockpit floor glassing
Rich Centola -- 10/31/2003, 3:29 pm
Re: Cockpit floor glassing
LeeG -- 11/3/2003, 9:04 am
Re: To Build Light
Mike Scarborough -- 10/31/2003, 3:29 pm
Re: Material: How light is too light?
Mike Scarborough -- 10/31/2003, 11:46 am
Re: Material: How light is too light?
LeeG -- 10/31/2003, 11:43 am
Re: Material: How light is too light?
Mike Scarborough -- 10/31/2003, 10:13 am