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Re: Strip: Football vs fiberglass tape
By:george jung
Date: 4/10/2011, 4:18 pm
In Response To: Strip: Football vs fiberglass tape (Charles Robinson)

: 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

My .02 - different critters; the FG tape reinforces the keel in a plywood boat; a stripper gets it's structural strength from the FG skins. Go with the football. Some folk run a second reinforcing strip ('tape') over the keel inside the stripper hull; I usually put a second layer in the cockpit section, and a width of reinforcement fore/aft of the cockpit, in the keel - but I'm using 3.25 ounce FG; if you're going heavier, not sure that's necessary. Wait for a bit, some of the real experts will add their bits.

Messages In This Thread

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
Re: Strip: Football vs fiberglass tape
JohnK -- 4/10/2011, 6:01 pm
Re: Strip: Football vs fiberglass tape
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