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Issue with fiberglass coat

Submitted by Ryder, Alan - Thu, 7/20/17 » 3:03 PM

So I just applied the fiberglass and firstcoat of epoxy on a shearwater sport. On the stern where the fiberglass wrapps around it has seperated from the hall. Should I just trim off the thin strip then feather the edges and lay down a strip of fiberglass tape and epoy that in place? How critical is the fiberglass itself right there? could I go ahead and trim it off its just as wide as the point of the bow and finish the boat then add a strip of Dynel later? Im hoping to varnish it as much as possible plan to add paint or other methods to cover defects as need be.

Thanks

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RE: Issue with fiberglass coat

» Submitted by Zackin, Joel - Thu, 7/20/17 » 3:12 PM

Alan,

Any glass seperated from the hull is worthless and should be redone. You can do any of your suggestions - they are all valid. Also see http://www.clcboats.com/shoptips/epoxy_and_fiberglass/bias_weave_fiberglass.html

Have fun,

Joel

RE: Issue with fiberglass coat

» Submitted by BillA - Wed, 8/2/17 » 5:29 PM

Alan, I just got to that step myself, today, on my Mill Creek 16.5. I did a lot of surfing/reading, and discovered that most folks don't try to wrap the glass around the bow and stern, Just trim it flush at the ends and reinforce the ends with tape. Following a tip from this site, I cut my end tapes on the bias and they made the curves without the need to cut darts. Good luck. Bill