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Strip: Football vs fiberglass tape
By:Charles Robinson
Date: 4/10/2011, 1:40 pm

I am ready to glass the outside hull on my Great Auk 14. I have built 3 s&g boats but this is my first stripper. On my s&g boats I used 2" fiberglass tape on the keel. In his book Nick says to put a football shaped section of fiberglass on the hull over the first layer of fiberglass. Which is preferable, or is it an either/or scenario? The GA 14 has a more rounded shape than the 3 s&g boats so is that a consideration?

Charles Robinson

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Strip: Football vs fiberglass tape
Charles Robinson -- 4/10/2011, 1:40 pm
Re: Strip: Football vs fiberglass tape
george jung -- 4/10/2011, 4:18 pm
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JohnK -- 4/10/2011, 6:01 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 4/11/2011, 12:26 am
Re: Strip: Football vs fiberglass tape
Charles Robinson -- 4/11/2011, 6:37 pm
think of it this way...
Jay Babina -- 4/12/2011, 7:43 am