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    Stringer Replacement Materials

    Update No progress to report on the boat, but I do have some materials coming in. Epoxy is on hand, and cloth should be any day. Also got some...
    Post by: Islander11, May 17, 2011 in forum: Fiberglass and Composite Boat Building
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    Stringer Replacement Materials

    Thanks everyone for your input. I especially appreciate the warning about how much epoxy gets soaked up in the mat. That sounds like a tough...
    Post by: Islander11, May 11, 2011 in forum: Fiberglass and Composite Boat Building
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    Stringer Replacement Materials

    Thanks for the advice...I usually buy supplies from Defender Marine, and they have a 12.5oz cloth that sounds like a good choice. Anyone care...
    Post by: Islander11, May 11, 2011 in forum: Fiberglass and Composite Boat Building
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    Stringer Replacement Materials

    Thanks for the helpful information. I appreciate your time to help me on this project. It's a fun sport boat with a stepped transom and pad...
    Post by: Islander11, May 10, 2011 in forum: Fiberglass and Composite Boat Building
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    Stringer Replacement Materials

    Cambara for Stringers? I just spoke with our local hardwood store...they suggested Cambara as a possible stringer material. They said it is...
    Post by: Islander11, May 9, 2011 in forum: Fiberglass and Composite Boat Building
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    Saw for Angle-Cutting Floor

    Yup...I'm paranoid about other rot also. One bit of good news was that as I was removing the bad stringer on the starboard side, it got...
    Post by: Islander11, May 9, 2011 in forum: Fiberglass and Composite Boat Building
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    Stringer Replacement Materials

    I ripped out the floor and gas tank of my '88 21' Seebold Eagle sport boat. Tank was foamed in with a plywood access panel and carpet over it....
    Thread by: Islander11, May 9, 2011, 14 replies, in forum: Fiberglass and Composite Boat Building
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    Saw for Angle-Cutting Floor

    Thanks for the info on recommended cutting angle. Knowing that a 6 or 8:1 taper is required, I will plan for blocking instead. I can do that...
    Post by: Islander11, May 9, 2011 in forum: Fiberglass and Composite Boat Building
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    Saw for Angle-Cutting Floor

    I've been reading this forum for years, but this is my first post. Thanks for all the helpful content, especially all the boat repair pictures....
    Thread by: Islander11, May 6, 2011, 7 replies, in forum: Fiberglass and Composite Boat Building