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Re: Strip: fill coats
By:Bill Hamm
Date: 4/7/2010, 12:25 am
In Response To: Strip: fill coats (Paul G)

: Thanks to all of you who post here, I had the confidence to go a
: little crazy with my first build, and it got out of control.
: Long story short, I'm building three boats at once (two 14 ft
: Auks and a Guillemot). I survived the hull and deck exterior
: fiberglassing, and now I have a question. Apologies if it has
: been posted in a previous thread. Do most people just do a
: wet-out when glassing the INSIDE of the hull and deck, or is a
: fill coat reqired too?

I'll add a second coat right where the seat is and at the spot your feet sit, areas of the most abrasion also makes the those areas smoother to the touch, nice if you're coming in contact with it with bare legs.

Bill H.

Messages In This Thread

Strip: fill coats
Paul G -- 4/6/2010, 4:46 pm
Re: Strip: fill coats
Bill Hamm -- 4/7/2010, 12:25 am
Re: Strip: fill coats
Glen Smith -- 4/6/2010, 11:29 pm
Re: Strip: fill coats
Allan -- 4/6/2010, 8:57 pm
Re: Strip: fill coats
Charlie -- 4/6/2010, 6:31 pm