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Re: Seeking: Carbon Fiber Cockpit/Coaming Splice?
By:John Abercrombie
Date: 7/11/2012, 11:16 pm
In Response To: Re: Seeking: Carbon Fiber Cockpit/Coaming Splice? (danperry)

: I don't know but what I experienced on this coaming so far. For me
: the CF was way easier to manipulate than the 3.2 oz glass I am
: using....which is a mucho tighter weave for sure.

Not all glass is 'created equal.' Looser weave fabrics are much easier to 'distort', and heavier fabrics (lower 'thread count') are also more pliable in some ways.
If I look at the thread count and construction of the 5.x oz carbon i have, it's more like a 12+oz glass fabric.
I think this is what Bill H. was driving at...
Like you, I do find dry CF much 'softer' in the hand than glass.
The 6oz glass I have here is easier to drape and form around curves than the 3.x oz 'loose drape' stuff.
Of course, you need to cut the glass on the bias to maximize the 'flexibility'.

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Seeking: Carbon Fiber Cockpit/Coaming Splice? *PIC*
danperry -- 7/5/2012, 1:50 am
Re: Seeking: Carbon Fiber Cockpit/Coaming Splice? *PIC*
Etienne Muller -- 7/5/2012, 3:06 am
Re: Seeking: Carbon Fiber Cockpit/Coaming Splice?
Marc Upchurch -- 7/5/2012, 8:46 am
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Etienne Muller -- 7/5/2012, 12:23 pm
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Marc Upchurch -- 7/5/2012, 1:20 pm
Re: Seeking: Carbon Fiber Cockpit/Coaming Splice?
Etienne Muller -- 7/5/2012, 5:56 pm
Re: Seeking: Carbon Fiber Cockpit/Coaming Splice?
Marc Upchurch -- 7/5/2012, 8:30 pm
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Kirk Fredericks -- 7/5/2012, 11:13 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 7/10/2012, 1:42 am
Re: Seeking: Carbon Fiber Cockpit/Coaming Splice?
Marc Upchurch -- 7/10/2012, 8:07 am
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Bill Hamm -- 7/11/2012, 1:22 am
Re: Seeking: Carbon Fiber Cockpit/Coaming Splice?
danperry -- 7/10/2012, 4:48 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 7/11/2012, 1:25 am
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danperry -- 7/11/2012, 4:43 pm
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John Abercrombie -- 7/11/2012, 11:16 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 7/12/2012, 1:36 am
Re: Seeking: Carbon Fiber Cockpit/Coaming Splice?
John Abercrombie -- 7/5/2012, 5:38 pm
Re: Seeking: Carbon Fiber Cockpit/Coaming Splice? *PIC*
Etienne Muller -- 7/5/2012, 6:11 pm
Re: Seeking: Carbon Fiber Cockpit/Coaming Splice?
John Abercrombie -- 7/5/2012, 10:03 pm
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Sean Dawe -- 7/5/2012, 10:16 am
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danperry -- 7/5/2012, 10:40 am
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Etienne Muller -- 7/5/2012, 12:26 pm
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Sean Dawe -- 7/5/2012, 12:39 pm
Re: Seeking: Carbon Fiber Cockpit/Coaming Splice?
Etienne Muller -- 7/5/2012, 12:47 pm
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Sean Dawe -- 7/5/2012, 12:50 pm
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danperry -- 7/5/2012, 1:24 pm
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Etienne Muller -- 7/5/2012, 6:16 pm
Re: Seeking: Carbon Fiber Cockpit/Coaming Splice?
Marc Upchurch -- 7/5/2012, 1:23 pm
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Sean Dawe -- 7/5/2012, 1:33 pm
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Dan Caouette -- 7/5/2012, 1:29 pm
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Sean Dawe -- 7/5/2012, 2:08 pm
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danperry -- 7/5/2012, 10:58 am
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Bill Hamm -- 7/10/2012, 2:01 am
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Justin -- 7/5/2012, 5:54 am
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danperry -- 7/5/2012, 10:45 am
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yellowbelly -- 7/5/2012, 8:08 am
Re: Seeking: Carbon Fiber Cockpit/Coaming Splice? *PIC*
Bryan K -- 7/5/2012, 9:19 am
Re: Seeking: Carbon Fiber Cockpit/Coaming Splice?
Dan Caouette -- 7/5/2012, 9:24 am
Re: Seeking: Carbon Fiber Cockpit/Coaming Splice?
danperry -- 7/5/2012, 1:26 pm