SibLim - finishing off the hull

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  • 15 Aug 2016 06:55
    Reply # 4191185 on 4188986
    Anonymous member (Administrator)

    OK,
    so that principally makes a butt joint with no fibre overlap. But then, if the glass is mainly there for making a thicker water membrane, a butt joint is just as good.

    Arne

    Last modified: 15 Aug 2016 07:19 | Anonymous member (Administrator)
  • 14 Aug 2016 21:12
    Reply # 4190651 on 4188986
    Arne, the Gougeon Bros suggest running a sharp knife over the overlap, cutting through both layers of cloth and then removing the excess, while the glue is still flexible, but no longer wet.  The trouble with this is that you have to get it at exactly the right time, which is difficult when other things like cooking, washing, cleaning, shopping, sleeping, etc, all have to be attended to.  So what I do is try to get it before it cures hard and scrape or plane the bump until it's flat.  If you do it correctly, the join becomes invisible.
  • 14 Aug 2016 20:00
    Reply # 4190592 on 4189178
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    Arne Kverneland wrote:

    My only experience with glassing has been when glassing the masts of Malena and Johanna. I first glassed one side, then waited, and finally turned the mast over and glassed the other side. I let there be  2-3 cm overlap and just left it like that. How do you pros do it with respect to overlap when glassing a hull? Do you just leave the overlaps visible or do you  put lots of work in filling and sanding?

    Arne


    Arne, I think the correct way is to use cloth with a tapered edge but I could be corrected.



  • 14 Aug 2016 10:09
    Reply # 4189178 on 4188986
    Anonymous member (Administrator)

    My only experience with glassing has been when glassing the masts of Malena and Johanna. I first glassed one side, then waited, and finally turned the mast over and glassed the other side. I let there be  2-3 cm overlap and just left it like that. How do you pros do it with respect to overlap when glassing a hull? Do you just leave the overlaps visible or do you  put lots of work in filling and sanding?

    Arne

    Last modified: 14 Aug 2016 10:12 | Anonymous member (Administrator)
  • 14 Aug 2016 05:30
    Reply # 4189074 on 4188986

    Looks fantastic..... I can't wait to see her turned over.  

  • 14 Aug 2016 01:39
    Message # 4188986
    I've now started glassing the hull, so decided that we've left planking behind.  Before I can turn it over, I have to glass it, fit deadwood for under the keel, and apply Coppercoat to the bottom.  Here is today's photo of progress to date.

    The album is here.
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