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Material: Meters(feet) of Fibreglass for a great Auk Dbl
By:Dave Crouchley
Date: 9/22/2015, 3:35 am

As per the topic.
I've given my Dad my half built Great Auk Double for a project to keep him busy while on Chemo, to be honest I thought he'd be able to put a few strips on but he's almost finished the top half (I'd done the bottom).
So now I'm about to buy the fibreglass, but in moving twice since I got the plans I can't find how much to buy.

Looking on Nic's site I've seen him using a Kevlar/Carbon fibre weave for the inside, with standard glass weave outside, so I'll probably go for that.

So can anyone tell me how many square meters to buy?

And finally, would there be any problem with doing the inside, then the outside? It seems to me that doing it that way would mean I could do a final sand before the outside, but I'm open to being told I'd be better doing it the other way around.

Thanks
Dave

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Material: Meters(feet) of Fibreglass for a great Auk Dbl
Dave Crouchley -- 9/22/2015, 3:35 am
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John Bell -- 9/22/2015, 8:59 am
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Nick Riccardi -- 9/22/2015, 10:01 am
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Justin -- 9/22/2015, 11:41 am
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Bill Hamm -- 9/22/2015, 4:29 pm
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Nick Riccardi -- 9/22/2015, 12:13 pm
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Dave Crouchley -- 9/22/2015, 8:53 pm
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Paul Davies. -- 9/22/2015, 9:18 pm