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Re: S&G: Tape of not?
By:Alex Ferguson
Date: 3/25/2008, 5:51 am
In Response To: S&G: Tape of not? (Kudzu)

: The last kayak I built I taped the joints on the inside. And glassed the
: outside. If I am reading correctly most/many of you just fillet the joints
: and skip the tape?

I only ever tape the joins in and out and don't glass the hull. My partner might glass the inside of the cockpit area on the one she is building at present as it is lightly built. Even lighter is the one I'm finishing and thinking of (maybe) cockpit-glassing too.

Incidently, the planks were made up (on my partner's) by butt joining and a piece of glass on the inside only.

Alex

Alex

Messages In This Thread

S&G: Tape of not?
Kudzu -- 3/24/2008, 7:10 pm
Re: S&G: Tape of not?
Paul G. Jacobson -- 3/27/2008, 7:15 pm
Re: S&G: Tape of not?
Mike Savage -- 3/28/2008, 11:06 am
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Etienne Muller -- 3/26/2008, 7:33 am
Re: S&G: Tape of not?
Etienne Muller -- 3/26/2008, 7:35 am
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Bill Hamm -- 3/27/2008, 7:41 am
Re: S&G: Tape of not?
Greg H -- 3/26/2008, 10:46 am
Re: S&G: Tape of not?
Alex Ferguson -- 3/25/2008, 5:51 am
Re: S&G: Tape of not?
Bill Hamm -- 3/26/2008, 12:34 am
Re: S&G: Tape of not?
Alex Ferguson -- 3/26/2008, 5:29 am
Re: S&G: Tape of not?
Bill Hamm -- 3/27/2008, 7:39 am
Re: S&G: Tape of not?
Alex Ferguson -- 3/29/2008, 9:58 pm
Re: S&G: Tape of not?
Kudzu -- 3/29/2008, 10:49 pm
Re: S&G: Tape of not?
Robert McMurray -- 3/24/2008, 7:31 pm