16' Stripper canoe resin.

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  1. F3RR3T
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    F3RR3T Junior Member

    I am about to start my 16' stripper canoe from glen-l https://www.boatdesigns.com/products.asp?dept=189

    i am at the point of ordering my epoxy resin and fiberglass cloth.

    i am ordering 17yds of 6oz cloth. my main concern is will 2 gallons of epoxy resin be enough (including hardener i have 2.4125 gallons of material)

    i need to seal the hull, wet out the glass then fill in the weave of the glass.

    Do yall think it will be enough?
     
    F3RR3T, Aug 8, 2009
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  2. TeddyDiver
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    TeddyDiver Gollywobbler

    Reckon it's plenty.. Total weight 50lbs so ~2.5gallons would be allmost half of it (if I proximated those imperials about right) :)
     
    TeddyDiver, Aug 8, 2009
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    F3RR3T Junior Member

    thats a good reason
     
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    F3RR3T Junior Member

    any other input?
     
    F3RR3T, Aug 9, 2009
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    PAR Yacht Designer/Builder

    Glen-L offers covering kits for that canoe and the epoxy is over 2 gallons. I'd say 3 gallons would be more accurate, particularly for a novice that may smoke a few.
     
    PAR, Aug 10, 2009
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