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Re: Material: Light weight layup
By:Bill Hamm
Date: 11/15/2010, 9:54 pm
In Response To: Re: Material: Light weight layup *PIC* (Scott Fitzgerrell)

: I've found the 3.2 oz glass from Raka to be easy to use in double
: layers. It wets out pretty easily. I put the second layer on as
: soon as the first is tack-free, i.e, no fill coat on the first
: layer. You get a light, tough boat from this (which I have
: always thought of as the "Voldemort" layup, since
: he-who-must-not-be-named was an early, vociferous advocate of
: same). I don't see the weave unless I look awfully carefully. My
: Shooting Star has taken a couple of pretty vicious rock hits and
: the occasional paddle thwack without serious damage. It weighs
: 34# all-up, which I think is Rob's typical weight, so I'm not
: sure I saved a lot of weight--although the boat is quite light
: for its 16' 6" length.

: --S

Btw, really pretty biadarka bow Scott :)

Bill H.

Messages In This Thread

Material: Light weight layup
Toby -- 11/14/2010, 9:11 pm
Re: Material: Light weight layup
Bill Hamm -- 11/15/2010, 12:40 am
Re: Material: Light weight layup
Dan Caouette (CSFW) -- 11/15/2010, 9:07 am
Re: Material: Light weight layup
Bill Hamm -- 11/15/2010, 9:41 am
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Mike Bielski -- 11/15/2010, 10:58 am
Re: Material: Light weight layup *PIC*
Scott Fitzgerrell -- 11/15/2010, 5:37 pm
Re: Material: Light weight layup
george jung -- 11/17/2010, 5:57 pm
Re: Material: Light weight layup
Bill Hamm -- 11/15/2010, 9:54 pm
Re: Material: Light weight layup
Dan Caouette (CSFW) -- 11/15/2010, 7:48 pm
Re: Material: Light weight layup
Toby -- 11/15/2010, 9:49 am
Re: Material: Light weight layup
Bill Hamm -- 11/15/2010, 12:20 pm
Re: Material: Light weight layup *PIC*
Dan Caouette (CSFW) -- 11/15/2010, 1:04 pm
Re: Material: Light weight layup
mark j -- 11/16/2010, 12:53 pm
Re: Material: Light weight layup
Dan Caouette (CSFW) -- 11/17/2010, 9:14 am
Re: Material: Light weight layup
Toby -- 11/16/2010, 11:18 am
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Dan Caouette (CSFW) -- 11/16/2010, 11:52 am
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Bill Hamm -- 11/16/2010, 12:10 pm
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Toby -- 11/16/2010, 12:10 pm
Re: Material: Light weight layup
Dan Caouette (CSFW) -- 11/17/2010, 9:04 am
Re: Material: Light weight layup
Toby -- 11/17/2010, 11:59 am
Re: Material: Light weight layup
Dan Caouette (CSFW) -- 11/17/2010, 12:37 pm
Re: Material: Light weight layup
Toby -- 11/17/2010, 3:53 pm
Re: Material: Light weight layup
Bill Hamm -- 11/15/2010, 2:48 pm
Re: Material: Light weight layup
Bill Hamm -- 11/15/2010, 9:42 am