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Re: North Star ready for glassing
By:Rob Macks
Date: 2/20/2001, 11:17 am
In Response To: North Star ready for glassing *Pic* (Steve)

: Well,
: I never thought I would get this far but the hull is finally ready for
: glassing. I have one question regarding the temp. While I can get the temp
: up in the garage suitable to glass and know it should be done while
: falling what happen if the temp should drop too low overnight and it
: doesn't quite cure.(Garage doesn't hold temp well overnight) If you then
: raise the temp to finish the cure and warm up for the first fill coat,
: would it cause gas out? I have built a test panel for a bulkhead and hope
: to try glassing this weekend. Thanks

Hey, your boat looks great! Very exciting! That wood will glow once the resin touches it! Show us a picture once you've put on the sealer coat.

Can you just lower your heat instead of totally turning it off? That would help. I have one of those electric oil filled radiator heaters I bought at Home Depot for about $30. I use it to keep the temp from dropping too much in my shop after my wood stove cools down.

Rob

Messages In This Thread

North Star ready for glassing *Pic*
Steve -- 2/20/2001, 11:03 am
Re: North Star ready for glassing
Arthur -- 2/22/2001, 9:13 pm
Re: North Star ready for glassing
Steve -- 2/22/2001, 9:58 pm
Re: North Star ready for glassing
Arthur -- 2/23/2001, 12:10 am
Re: North Star ready for glassing
Steve -- 2/23/2001, 7:51 am
Re: North Star ready for glassing
Arthur -- 2/23/2001, 3:47 pm
Re: North Star ready for glassing
Steve -- 2/24/2001, 8:00 am
Re: North Star ready for glassing
Arthur -- 2/25/2001, 4:37 am
Re: North Star ready for glassing
Roy Morford -- 2/25/2001, 2:25 pm
Re: North Star ready for glassing
Rob Macks -- 2/25/2001, 3:39 pm
Re: North Star ready for glassing
Rob Macks -- 2/20/2001, 11:17 am
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Pete Rudie -- 2/20/2001, 5:44 pm
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Rob Macks -- 2/20/2001, 10:19 pm
Re: North Star ready for glassing
Steve -- 2/20/2001, 11:31 am
Re: North Star ready for glassing
Rob Macks -- 2/20/2001, 12:12 pm
Re: North Star ready for glassing
Erez -- 2/20/2001, 4:20 pm
Re: North Star ready for glassing
Pete Rudie -- 2/20/2001, 11:55 am
Re: North Star ready for glassing
Pete Rudie -- 2/20/2001, 11:11 am