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Re: Material: Fiberglass question
By:Ralph Merriman
Date: 11/26/2001, 7:13 pm
In Response To: Re: Material: Fiberglass question (Ted Henry)

: After building two S&G kayaks with 6 oz open weave, I built a Redfish Silver
: using Raka's 3.25 oz 60" wide satin cloth. I like this cloth a lot
: and will use it again. It is exceptionally tight and smooth, but being
: only 3.25 oz it's not any harder to manage than 6 oz open weave. It wets
: out fine with MAS. You can see the Silver at the link below.

: Ted

Ted, did you wet out the multiple layers at one time? Did you roll your epoxy on or pour and squeegee? I have heard that technique is important with this cloth, and I was wondering if you had any unpleasant learning experiences.

I just ordered this cloth for the boat I am building, but I have only used open weave cloth in the past. I will be using RAKA resin, which is a bit thinner than System 3 but thicker than Mas.

Ralph Merriman

Messages In This Thread

Material: Fiberglass question
Jon Limebrook -- 11/20/2001, 8:15 pm
Re: Material: Fiberglass question
Ted Henry -- 11/21/2001, 4:22 pm
Re: Material: Fiberglass question
Ralph Merriman -- 11/26/2001, 7:13 pm
Re: Material: Fiberglass question
Ted Henry -- 11/27/2001, 1:04 pm
Re: Material: Fiberglass question
Brian Nystrom -- 11/21/2001, 12:14 pm
Re: Material: Fiberglass question
Chris Swol -- 11/22/2001, 12:30 am
Re: Material: Fiberglass question
LeeG -- 11/22/2001, 12:46 am
Re: Material: Fiberglass question
Chris Menard -- 11/21/2001, 7:53 am