Intermediate Mariner
Petty Officer 2nd Class
- Joined
- Apr 24, 2010
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Morning Gents,
I had posted another thread asking about cloth and guys said to use CSM for first layer and then woven roving for other layers (or maybe even biax) for transom. That advice is probably the best and would normally have been followed.
But... I went to my local fiberglass supply this morning. He indeed had the roving (for $26/yard) but he also had some pretty nice real thick CSM. He talked me into the CSM for tabbing the transom to the hull for the whole job. He said I didn't need the roving unless I was building a race boat or ocean liner and was pretty adamant about it! He said he's been doing this 30 years.
Can I use the CSM for the job (encasing transom and tabbing to hull)?? I plan to do 4 good layers which should end up about 1/2" thick. I also plan to bring around 6" on each side and bottom.
Will this work? I am working with a 16' Red Fish with 16" high and 66" wide transom that will hold a 40hp evinrude.
Thanks guys,
Shawn T
Wichita, KS
I had posted another thread asking about cloth and guys said to use CSM for first layer and then woven roving for other layers (or maybe even biax) for transom. That advice is probably the best and would normally have been followed.
But... I went to my local fiberglass supply this morning. He indeed had the roving (for $26/yard) but he also had some pretty nice real thick CSM. He talked me into the CSM for tabbing the transom to the hull for the whole job. He said I didn't need the roving unless I was building a race boat or ocean liner and was pretty adamant about it! He said he's been doing this 30 years.
Can I use the CSM for the job (encasing transom and tabbing to hull)?? I plan to do 4 good layers which should end up about 1/2" thick. I also plan to bring around 6" on each side and bottom.
Will this work? I am working with a 16' Red Fish with 16" high and 66" wide transom that will hold a 40hp evinrude.
Thanks guys,
Shawn T
Wichita, KS