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Seaman
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I'd like to build a custom box seat for my J16 skiff. I was planning on building a wood frame and thin plywood and then sealing/encapsulating in fiberglass and epoxy.
I'd like to make it weigh as little as possible so it occurred to me I might be able to use a Styrofoam cooler to get the shape I want.
Few questions:
1.) Using just fiberglass, can this be made strong enough and if so, what type of fiberglass should I use and how much?
2.) How do you "treat" the styrofoam so the fiberglass will "pop" out or does the styrofoam not adhere to the fiberglass/epoxy?
3.) As another option, should I just use at least a 1X2 wood frame and sytrofoam sides to shape the sides in fiberglass to give more strength?
Any additional advice is appreciated as my inexperience with these materials probably leave out a few questions I should ask but don't know.
Thanks!
I'd like to make it weigh as little as possible so it occurred to me I might be able to use a Styrofoam cooler to get the shape I want.
Few questions:
1.) Using just fiberglass, can this be made strong enough and if so, what type of fiberglass should I use and how much?
2.) How do you "treat" the styrofoam so the fiberglass will "pop" out or does the styrofoam not adhere to the fiberglass/epoxy?
3.) As another option, should I just use at least a 1X2 wood frame and sytrofoam sides to shape the sides in fiberglass to give more strength?
Any additional advice is appreciated as my inexperience with these materials probably leave out a few questions I should ask but don't know.
Thanks!
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