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laying up glass bottom on boat...??
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well im at the point with my boat where im ready to put on bottom glass and paint the hull. took a lot of work and one dusty garage to get the 20+ yrs of farm paint and quick fix patches and…Continue
Started this discussion. Last reply by michael burke Dec 7, 2009.
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Looking good! You have come a long way with this project.
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hey thanks... that is brightside sapphire blue....been fighting the weather to finally get the bottom an paint on now i can get it flipped an finish it up...
mark hilbert commented on michael burke's photo
Damn, love that blue! Wanted to paint my boat that color but wasn't sure what shade it was or how good it would look. It looks great!
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michael burke replied to michael burke's discussion 'laying up glass bottom on boat...??'
thanks for all the insite this info is greatly apreciated and i thanks you all for the discussion. i will be glassing over chine and then installing the chine battens over to glass for protection.
what is the prefered bedding compound that you like…
Jeremy Christensen replied to michael burke's discussion 'laying up glass bottom on boat...??'
I am interested in the idea of adding a chine batten to a S&G boat. I wonder how it would have affected the outcome when I hit a rock broadside mid-chine, ferrying to the beach in Westwater? Put a large hole in the chine requiring immediate…
lhedrick replied to michael burke's discussion 'laying up glass bottom on boat...??'
That make a lot of sense. For some reason I had it in my mind that people were talking about glassing over the chine cap.
I think I like the idea of glassing over a rounded chine edge then adding the chine cap.
But, help me understand this point…
lhedrick replied to michael burke's discussion 'laying up glass bottom on boat...??'
Like AJ said I don't think you want to wrap glass around the chine on a framed boat. Some things need to be replaceable. I say this because just the other day I had to take something apart on which I had used 3M 5200. I delaminated some…
AJ DeRosa replied to michael burke's discussion 'laying up glass bottom on boat...??'
Mike,
Glassing the bottom is not hard. A roll of 20 oz cloth and some epoxy is all you need. I like the "wet" method which starts with a coat of epoxy on the bare wood. A 9" foam roller lays it on nice and evenly but you can also…
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laying up glass bottom on boat...??
well im at the point with my boat where im ready to put on bottom glass and paint the hull. took a lot of work and one dusty garage to get the 20+ yrs of farm paint and quick fix patches and delaminated epoxy off the hull. what i surprise when i finally got to the wood to find out there is no rot at all. still cant believe i found this thing buried under farm junk and blackberries. i will admit i fill guilty for what i paid but not that guilty(smiles).i have a question though for any that is…See More
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- well im pretty active guy lke to keep busty with lots of projects. just picked up my first woody and am in process of restoring. im single and my kids are over eighteen now so lots of time and freEdom to explore this awesome waterworld we live in..
i have a great passion for boart building and have been several restores..some day would love to make it more than a hobby become a builder..
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- old rapid robert
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