I saw that a lot of people make cedar strip plugs using 1/4 x 3/4" strips. What is the reason for the cedar as opposed to, say, pine which is...
What do you guys use for curved surfaces on your plug? It's a little too much radius to bend plywood. Small boat, 10' long. Is foam my only...
I know it was mixed good, especially the stuff I put over it to fix the problem, I made darn sure to mix it alot. The resin and hardener are both...
I put 3 layers of glass and poly resin on the bottom of my boat, letting each layer dry before moving on. Everything went really smooth and all...
What do you guys mean by gelcoat, what is the product called? I looked on uscomposites and didn't see anything about gel coat.
Building a small boat off a male plug I made. Will 2 coats of wax and 2 coats of mold release be enough to glass over and expect a clean release?...
That's a HUGE help. I thought the cloth would give me the better finish, not the other way around. So 1-1/2oz mat, 10 oz cloth, 1-1/2oz mat? I...
I wouldn't be buying a whole roll, just by the yard. I figured I'd need about 17 yds of cloth and 8 yds of mat. My deck will keep the sides from...
I would sure appreciate some kind of feedback on this so I can place an order with US Composites for the cloth/mat and get this ball rolling.
Also, I've found bondo brand poly resin for $29/gal. Am I correct in thinking this is a good price? This is local so no shipping charge added.
Thanks J3. The unsupported panel is about 36 inches wide and curves up to the side, which has a 2" vertical edge. I've made one of these boats...
Hello, new here, been looking over the site for a while. I'm building a small, 1 man fiberglass boat from a male mold I built. It will be...
