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Re: Epoxy: Warping
By:paulteather
Date: 4/23/2016, 11:12 am
In Response To: Re: Epoxy: Warping (TMH)

This is my third build, and I appreciate your encouragement. After my first I was a little more diligent in paying attention to the shear on both the deck and hull as I fibreglassed and waited for the cure to finish. I was just caught off-guard by how quickly the hull shear went out of shape on this boat (a Petrel).
One thing I didn't mention, was that I use 6 oz. carbon fiber my hulls and it seems a lot stiffer than glass. I know it might seem like over kill, but I spend a lot of time on the rocky shores of Georgian Bay, Ontario, and seem to always be banging off the rocks.
Anyway, I'll be using lots of tape and clamping.

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Epoxy: Warping
paulteather -- 4/23/2016, 8:29 am
Re: Epoxy: Warping
TMH -- 4/23/2016, 10:26 am
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paulteather -- 4/23/2016, 11:12 am
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TMH -- 4/23/2016, 2:12 pm
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paulteather -- 4/23/2016, 5:34 pm
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Bob stanley Ten Eyck -- 4/23/2016, 6:50 pm
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Rob Macks/Laughing Loon CC&K -- 4/23/2016, 7:13 pm
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JohnAbercrombie -- 4/23/2016, 7:27 pm
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Bob stanley Ten Eyck -- 4/23/2016, 7:57 pm
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JohnAbercrombie -- 4/23/2016, 8:02 pm
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Rob Macks/Laughing Loon CC&K -- 4/23/2016, 9:10 pm
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paulteather -- 4/23/2016, 10:21 pm
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JohnAbercrombie -- 4/23/2016, 11:21 pm
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paulteather -- 4/24/2016, 7:26 am
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Rob Macks/Laughing Loon CC&K -- 4/24/2016, 7:11 am
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paulteather -- 4/24/2016, 8:53 am
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Rob Macks/Laughing Loon CC&K -- 4/24/2016, 9:40 am
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paulteather -- 4/24/2016, 9:57 am
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Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 4/25/2016, 8:12 am
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Paul T -- 4/25/2016, 8:26 am
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David Bartnowski -- 4/24/2016, 9:45 am
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paulteather -- 4/24/2016, 10:02 am
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JohnAbercrombie -- 4/24/2016, 11:21 am
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Jay Babina -- 4/25/2016, 10:28 am
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Paul T -- 4/26/2016, 8:21 am
One last important thing
jaybabina -- 4/26/2016, 4:31 pm
Re: One last important thing
Paul T -- 4/26/2016, 6:28 pm
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Rob Macks/Laughing Loon CC&K -- 4/27/2016, 12:32 pm
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Paul T -- 4/28/2016, 6:42 pm