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Re: S&G: Next Question - Stitch Holes
By:Andy Waddington
Date: 11/20/2003, 9:02 am
In Response To: Re: S&G: Next Question - Stitch Holes (RNB4TLA)

: Thanks for the reality check Andy! I'm looking to do a stitch-n-glue after
: having done a stripper. I was wondering if you could easily do the
: interupted filleting around the stitching as you stated! Sounds lie that's
: the ticket. A little extra effort, but appears to be well worth it!

I have to say in warning that you don't get a smooth fillet this way, and
I had to sand the fillet down before applying glass. You would probably get
a lighter boat by filleting in one go, getting a smooth fillet, and applying
the glass to it while still "wet". But that only really works if you are
just using glass tape on the fillet - if, like me, you are glassing the
whole of the inside of the boat, you probably can't get the glass on before
the fillet has cured anyway.

As always, there are many ways of doing it, none undisputably superior. I
just didn't want bits of copper in my boat and, as it happens, I am pretty
useless at getting smooth fillets without sanding anyway :-)

Andy

Messages In This Thread

S&G: Next Question - Stitch Holes
Paul J -- 11/19/2003, 1:37 am
you can use toothpicks to plug the holes.
Paul G. Jacobson -- 11/26/2003, 9:09 pm
Re: you can use toothpicks to plug the holes.
Larry C. -- 11/28/2003, 7:29 am
Re: S&G: Next Question - Stitch Holes
srchr/gerald -- 11/19/2003, 2:01 pm
Re: S&G: Next Question - Stitch Holes
Andy Waddington -- 11/19/2003, 11:40 am
Re: S&G: Next Question - Stitch Holes
RNB4TLA -- 11/19/2003, 8:57 pm
Re: S&G: Next Question - Stitch Holes
Andy Waddington -- 11/20/2003, 9:02 am
Re: S&G: Next Question - Stitch Holes
srchr/gerald -- 11/20/2003, 10:53 am
Re: S&G: Next Question - Stitch Holes
pikabike -- 11/20/2003, 11:32 am
Re: S&G: Next Question - Stitch Holes *LINK*
srchr/gerald -- 11/20/2003, 4:31 pm
Re: S&G: Tape and Tab
Dave Houser -- 11/28/2003, 12:04 pm
Tape after fillet hardened
pATSY -- 11/20/2003, 3:58 pm
Re: S&G: Next Question - Stitch Holes
Dan G -- 11/19/2003, 8:47 am