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Re: Epoxy: Fill the weave or not?
By:Ted Henry
Date: 2/22/2003, 8:14 pm
In Response To: Epoxy: Fill the weave or not? (Larry C.)

Larry,

If you put on a saturation coat before applying the glass, I'd say you are good to go. Otherwise, I'm with Lee on this one.

Ted

: I'm trying to decide whether I should fill the weave of the inside hull of my
: RBA project. I just finished glassing the hull inside with 4 oz. S-glass.
: I have always filled the weave on previous boats, because I worried about
: pinholes letting water in. On this boat weight is the number one
: consideration. I will fill the weave in the cockpit area but, I would like
: to leave the rest with just the wetout coat. What do you guys think?

: TIA,

: Larry C.

Messages In This Thread

Epoxy: Fill the weave or not?
Larry C. -- 2/22/2003, 6:33 pm
Re: Epoxy: Fill the weave or not?
srchr/gerald -- 2/23/2003, 11:26 am
Done deal!
Larry C. -- 2/23/2003, 12:40 pm
Re: Epoxy: Fill the weave or not?
Ted Henry -- 2/22/2003, 8:14 pm
Re: Epoxy: Fill the weave or not?
LeeG -- 2/22/2003, 7:29 pm
What about the deck?
Chris Moore -- 2/23/2003, 7:42 pm
On Boat Data?
FShark -- 2/22/2003, 8:32 pm
Re: interior fill coat necessity?
Mike Hanks -- 2/23/2003, 12:01 am