Fiberglass Boxed for Seats DIY ?

[strick]

Originally Posted by abl1111

One of the guys had a pro make a pair of really nice fiberglass box seats to mount pedestals onto. I have a few questions as I've never manufactured from scratch - just lots of repair and resto. stuff.

It looks like a design was built out of a composite material and then glassed over ( as opposed to making a mold )

What material can be used to build with ? How do you make nice curved radius' on the corners ?

How and with what would you insulate for a fish box ?

Or, is it easier to make a mold, mold release, clay radius' and go that route ?

Having tried both methods I felt that building a mold is faster as there is less fairing involved. I like working with core cell but I see lots of other composites used. You can use core cell for either technique. As for making smooth corners and edges I would think a router and a good rasp are your best friends. Seen guys glass in blue board foam for insulation around the fish box. Expanding foam works well also. Dave (Blue Heron) has made the best box seats I've seen on the site. Check out his thred on the 25 he restored.

strick

[77SceptreOB]

Originally Posted by strick

Dave (Blue Heron) has made the best box seats I've seen on the site. Check out his thred on the 25 he restored. strick

I agree with that! He is an incredible craftsman and has taught/helped me a lot with his fiberglass knowledge.