: As some of you are probably too familiar with by now, the manual for my
: hybrid night heron did not arrive, and CLC sent another one out. It has
: arrived and it's for the shearwater series not the night heron. CLC will
: print the right one and send it out on Monday. In the meantime though,
: I'll be down near a large marine supply store later today and would save a
: lot of gas, money, and time if I could pick up the fiberglass and epoxy
: while I'm down there. The man I spoke with at CLC recommended 18 yards of
: 4oz 50" cloth, and 1.5 gallons of resin and 3/4 gallon of hardener. I
: retrospectively realize that 18 yards wouldn't be enough to cut 4 18'
: lengths linearly. Is 18 yards enough cutting diagonally sufficient to
: glass both sides of the boat with a double layer on the bottom of the
: hull?

: I'm going to go digging through the archives to see what there is to be said
: about what type of fiberglass and how much of it is necessary. A single
: layer of 6 oz? A layer of 4 oz. with a smaller layer of 4oz on just the
: bottom of the hull? Just thought I'd get the plea out there in case I
: can't find an answer to my question.

: Also, if anyone happens to know, how does Nick recommend holding the
: temporary full forms in place when stitching the hull? The manual for the
: Shearwaters recommends wiring in the bulkheads....

Hi Michael,

I think I'd ask CLC to send the manual via email first, the hard copy to follow. Should be relatively easy for them to zip it and send it. Then you'd at least have instructions to go by.

The material (glass) needs to be cut on a bias (diagonally) for it to comform to the shape of the hull, so you end up with huge skinny triangles of glass that's left over. You should easily have enough to do the insides with these pieces. For me, I like to do the outsides one piece so it's smooth. Though having a little extra on the bottom, specially with 4 oz. cloth, does add considerable strength. This can be pieced together though. Try making a sketch of the glass pieces on graph paper to get an idea of what you'll need.

Bill H.