Jun 26
Fiberglass Boat Repair 11 Meter RHIB Model
posted by: Steve Jones in Fiberglass Boat on 06 26th, 2009 | | No Comments »

Once I realized that my sponsons were too large (had I been paying better attention I would have figured this out prior to covering them with fiberglass!) my attention turned to what to do about them.

Regardless of the fix that I had in store for my unusually large sponsons, the first step was for them to be removed. A Dremel Tool with a cut-off does the trick just fine. Since I only used one layer of Read the rest of this entry »

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Jun 10
Fiberglass Boat Build Continues
posted by: Steve Jones in Fiberglass Boat on 06 10th, 2009 | | No Comments »

Now it is time to break out the fiberglass. Fiberglass resin and 1 ½ ounce mat is applied over the foam surfaces and allowed to cure. When I fiberglass over this kind of foam, I like to brush a nice thick layer of resin directly on top of the foam and then lay resin soaked pieces of mat on top of that. Like with all my projects, I allow the mat and fiberglass resin to Read the rest of this entry »

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