: Hi Kudzu

: Dair I suggest the following? I could bring down a storm of disaproval on my
: head.

: With a single chine boat like yours you can save a fair bit of weight by
: filleting and taping inside and taping outside. If you are using 4mm ply
: it should be quite stiff enough with all those corners. You have a bit of
: V and this is where the wear will be. Double tape the keel perhaps. If you
: do not glass the hull it helps to put on your innitial epoxy coat in a
: very warm shop with a falling temperature. This will get you good
: penatration on the first coat.

: I have a couple of ply boats that are nearly thirty years old that have been
: built in this way, (without full glassing) and in those days epoxy did not
: exist. One used ordinary GRP. Ply can be very tough.

: If you are using ply on the deck you certainly do not need full glass.

: Etienne

Sori, it wood seeme I cant spelle DARE

Et