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Old 10-22-2009, 06:45 PM
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Glassed balsa core

Are balsa core panels available pre glassed, or is that some thing you have to do your self?
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Old 10-23-2009, 05:56 AM
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http://www.duflex.com.au/duflex/news Or you can glass it yourself. All the best from Jeff.
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Old 10-23-2009, 07:24 AM
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I remember reading that one catamaran owner was quite disappointed with the quality of the factory glassed panels.

He said he had wished that he had agreed beforehand what "acceptable quality" of panels was, so he had some comeback with the factory.
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Old 10-23-2009, 07:57 AM
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Hi rw, I've comented before on the dry look of duflex that I've seen, seems plenty of people are easily pleased though & building some nice boats out of it, personally I'd rather laminate the panels myself & incorporate some extra detail & gelcoat too. Regards from Jeff
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Old 10-23-2009, 11:43 AM
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Thanks for the info and link .

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Old 10-23-2009, 01:11 PM
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http://www.baltek.com/alcan/acsites....&m=4&type=.htm
I got some panels from these guys about twenty years ago but didn't find them on their site. The distributor was in Everette, WA. Good people, bent over backwards to assist and fine product.
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