Building From Mold without Gelcoat

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  1. ondarvr
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    I'm not sure who was recommending that, but it is reality when fairing a hull without a sufficient coating of some type.

    In the real world I don't see many laminates without defects of some type, hand laminated, infused, prepreg, they all typically have inherent flaws, using some type of in-mold coating puts a barrier between the water and the laminate, plus makes the paint process go much easier.

    Depending on the how the boat is going to be used, or the goals of the builder, leads you to the resin choice, on some boats it doesn't matter much on resin, for others its very important.
     
    ondarvr, Apr 18, 2017
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