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Originally Posted by Locke N Load
I do not have the cloth yet. I am planning on 1708 due to a couple of factors: able to build up bulk quickly and being a novice with fiberglass I am figuring using a stitched cloth will be easier to keep it in shape. I have read regular biaxial cloth like 1700 is great to work with epoxy since you do not have to worry about wetting out the CSM, but if you are not experienced with it it can pull out of shape easily. I know to get 1708 that has stitched CSM rather than the bonded type that needs a styrene based resin to melt the binder in the CSM to get it to shape.
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You typed out almost exactly what i was going to haha
1700 is stitched too but its like a snakeskin sometimes. You might consider using both. 1700 for all the big flat stuff you can do outside the boat and 1708 for the rest. Just have to get to doing it and see what you like and get comfortable with. Million ways to do it!