Boat Building Forum

Find advice on all aspects of building your own kayak, canoe or any lightweight boats

Re: Material: Fiberglass Lay-up and Weight advice
By:John Messinger
Date: 4/3/2014, 10:00 am
In Response To: Re: Material: Fiberglass Lay-up and Weight advice (Mike Bielski)

While it is a little bit unclear about "panel F" it is pretty clear that damage is much worse on the interior, and this is mitigated by the 45* orientation. That's how I'd do it moving forward.

m

That is how I read the article. In the past I have always taken care to make sure that the fibers are carefully oriented: warp to the fore and aft. Not in the future.

Messages In This Thread

Material: Fiberglass Lay-up and Weight advice *PIC*
Rob Macks/Laughing Loon CC&K -- 3/31/2014, 3:34 pm
Re: Material: Fiberglass Lay-up and Weight advice
Rob Macks/Laughing Loon CC&K -- 3/31/2014, 4:34 pm
Re: Material: Fiberglass Lay-up and Weight advice
Mike Bielski -- 3/31/2014, 5:30 pm
Re: Material: Fiberglass Lay-up and Weight advice
Rob Macks/Laughing Loon CC&K -- 3/31/2014, 6:02 pm
Re: Material: Fiberglass Lay-up and Weight advice *PIC*
Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 3/31/2014, 6:32 pm
Re: Material: Fiberglass Lay-up and Weight advice
Mike Bielski -- 3/31/2014, 7:52 pm
Re: Material: Fiberglass Lay-up and Weight advice
Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 3/31/2014, 8:43 pm
Testing in general and fiber to wood grain
Mike Bielski -- 3/31/2014, 10:02 pm
Re: Material: Fiberglass Lay-up and Weight advice
ddaniels -- 4/1/2014, 4:19 pm
Re: Material: Fiberglass Lay-up and Weight advice
Rob Macks/Laughing Loon CC&K -- 4/1/2014, 6:31 pm
Re: Material: Fiberglass Lay-up and Weight advice
Etienne Muller -- 4/2/2014, 4:20 am
Re: Material: Fiberglass Lay-up and Weight advice
Mike Bielski -- 4/2/2014, 9:49 am
Re: Material: Fiberglass Lay-up and Weight advice
Rob Macks/Laughing Loon CC&K -- 4/2/2014, 12:42 pm
Re: Material: Fiberglass Lay-up and Weight advice
JohnAbercrombie -- 4/2/2014, 1:17 pm
Re: Material: Fiberglass Lay-up and Weight advice
Mike Bielski -- 4/2/2014, 1:23 pm
Re: Material: Fiberglass Lay-up and Weight advice
Rob Macks/Laughing Loon CC&K -- 4/2/2014, 1:41 pm
Re: Material: Fiberglass Lay-up and Weight advice
JohnAbercrombie -- 4/2/2014, 1:50 pm
Re: Material: Fiberglass Lay-up and Weight advice
Mike Bielski -- 4/2/2014, 10:50 pm
Re: Material: Fiberglass Lay-up and Weight advice
John Messinger -- 4/3/2014, 10:00 am
Re: Material: Fiberglass Lay-up and Weight advice
Bill Hamm -- 4/2/2014, 3:15 pm
Re: Material: Fiberglass Lay-up and Weight advice *NM*
John Messinger -- 4/3/2014, 10:05 am
Re: Material: Fiberglass Lay-up and Weight advice
John Messinger -- 4/3/2014, 10:44 am