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I am applying a
layer of 6 oz glass over the stems to both strengthen the bond to the
strips, as well as provide some toughness to the stem. The masking tape
is under the glass, and makes it very easy to cut the glass alnog a
very smooth line without tearing cured epoxy away from the wood.
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Here's an end on
view. The additional strips of tape hold the glass taught against the
hull. This made a very clean installation. It is hardly visible after
the hull is completly fiberglassed. Next time, I may use a sander to
cut the glass along the raised edge where the masking tape was. This
way, the bumb is minimized. The bump, however is still very small after
the filler coats.
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The glass laid over
the hull. Lots of work ahead. I ended up having 3 friends come over to
help me do the glassing, and it worked out well. The RAKA epoxy seemed
to go pretty quick at 75 degrees. We ended up using 14 batches of epoxy
(2 pumps resin, 1 hardener) to wet out the glass.
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The hull after the
glass was wet out. I was able to trim the glass along the stems where
it overlapped the 6 oz stem glass, providing me a double layer along
the sides of the stem. Clean, yet strong.
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