Here We Go Again

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Leverette- Fiberglass work can be a complicated or as simple as you want to make it. I like to keep it simple so I use three kinds of fiberglass material.

1. 1808 gets used with epoxy because it is stitched together instead of glued together so the thick epoxy penetrates the material better. You can still use 1708 with epoxy it just wont wet as easier.

2. 1708. I'm using all 1708 on this project because I'm using vinyl ester and it wets the 1708 easily.

3.3/4 ounce mat for finish work or as a first layer over a mold.
The 1708 or 1808 is used for structural work to give strength.

cabosil is some very nasty lightweight airborn material made out of silica. It is mixed with your resin to make a paste for adhearing two parts together. You must use a mask when mixing it.

71kidcasper- I think only the mosley boats had that drain configuration.

NoDoze- There were two places on my boat were the top cap/liner insert was glassed to the hull. Under the anchor locker in the bow and at the transom. I used a combination of the saw saw and the die grinder to get thru it. The hull should maintain it's shape as long as the stringers are intact. Trailer or not.

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