Lost in Translation
Seaman Apprentice
- Joined
- Mar 30, 2015
- Messages
- 44
Nice project Mr Lost. Zool does excellent epoxy work, your lucky to have him onboard!
On the glass, I look at the average height of the stringers, use that plus the tabbing for a width. Then multiply that by the total linear footage of all the stringers and bulk heads to give me how many square feet I need I tack 20% on to that number.
So if I have one layer in the schedule with 4" tabbing, and the average stringer / bulkhead height is 4", then I figure the width is about 12" or a 1' Then if there is a total of 100' of stringers I would order 100' sf plus another 20sf for slop and waste. Based on that number, I figure out how many linear yards of cloth I need (depends on the width). I more or less do the transom, deck etc, the same way and breaking down each part and layer. There is probally a better way to estimate it, but that usually gets me close.
I order resin based on the type of glass, using the square footage, There are some ratios for poly that I use, but I don't know what they are for epoxy. I bet Zool can get you headed in the right direction,
Awesome thread started. Wish I could come on down and help! Exterior Fir the next best thing to Marine Grade. The point is too use Fir. Cant waut to continue follwoing. Also, for the small areas that the grinder doesnt fit, I use a Dremel/Rotary tool. Worked great
Looks like youre just about done grinding....also, don't forget to order some cabosil or something to thicken the resin, you will need that before the cloth, to glue in the stringers and transom, and for filleting.
Hmmm Dusty garage = no wife:ballchain:. I see a plan developing i just may be able to execute and get some time alone with my 19 foot mistress with out causing ANY undue suspicion
Looks good on cleaning up the hull,your moving right along.
Alright I am at a stand still I have the Transom all set but I have a couple of questions.
1 - Should I resin coat the new transom before it goes in?
2 - Should I PB the new transom in and then work on my stringers?
3 - My over all width including the outer shell is a little under 2 1/2 inches is this too thick?