Well I or should I say we (needed a helper good friend Keith) finished what I thought was going to be one of the hardest things I have done so far. I turned out to be no problem at all and we spent only a total time of 1 hours 45 min over a two day period to compled the fiberglassing of the hull.
Here is what I learned:[*]Cut fiberglass and used frog tape to attach FG to the sides of the hull first.
[*]I found that I could only handle 15 pumps of epoxy at a time with the thin nap yellow roller.
[*]Keith provide the supply of epoxy mixed as needed and was on the constant lookout for runs, air voids and the sissors ready if needed.
[*]Started at the stern and worked toward the bow.
[*]ONLY roll the epoxy in one direction across the cloth.
[*]Used the Dry method of application so made one direction roll with the epoxy over the dry cloth then let it saturate through the glass while making other rolls before making further applications.
[*]Used my hands to streach the cloth as needed.
[*]I was able to cut the excess cloth off the edges of the boat after about 4 hours if drying time.
Next project is light sanding of the seems and the build up of the epoxy over the fiberglass and smoothing before painting.
Laying FG cloth out before starting.
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Applying the epoxy in one direction
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Finished hull ready for smoothing.
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