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I actually talked to him. I think he used epoxy. I just have this reoccurring problem of re inventing the wheel.

1/2”. Yep just like a cedar strip. I found some spray foam made by lock tite that is denser, more adhesive and sand able.

Hey all. Hope everyone is surviving the current situation! I am building a foam strip. I chose this method for a few reasons. Now I am looking for pros and cons of different types of adhesive for the stripping itself. It seems I have three options: Epoxy - con is hard to sand evenly and...

I’m looking to build a tripper/marathon racer C4. Does anyone know of plans that are out there for that ? thanks, Ben

I’m getting my fabric from Composite Envisions. I’ve been really happy with their customer service.

Oh. Ya. I forgot about that. I was wanting to do some arched chambers. But I haven’t really figured out how. I was thinking maybe wet out some fabric on the curved side of a 55 gallon drum and then trim it to fit in. Any better ideas ?

And this ones a wrap. Weighs in at 34.5#. Trim cost me 10#.

Yep. Nobody here complaining about global warming.

The camo weave is about $15 per yard more than regular twill weave carbon Innegra. It’s $40 per yard. I was able to slice down into the unsaturated voids along the gunwale line and dob warm resin into them. A heat gun made complete saturation a quick deal. I am trimming in epoxy soaked...

I was planning to leave her in the mold a good 24 hours but I started messing with it this morning and before I new it, it was out. Layup is 6 oz glass, 6 oz carbon Innegra, 5 oz Innegra, 6 oz carbon Innegra, 6 oz glass. The weight is 26 #. I have some unsaturated ares at the gunwale line where...

I wet out some of the 8 oz glass on a tile and got air bubbles trapped under it. So I opted for a standard weave six oz. it’s still in the mold. I was going to give it a day or two. I couldn’t remember what normal time is. Also, I did some test work with vynilester and decided to stick with...

Layup finished.

Sprayed clear gel coat into the mold today and did some touch up on another one while we were at it. Layup tomorrow !

Another thing I’m learning is to vacuum. I was going to vacuum bag on this build. But after doing a bucket seat in a vacuum bag, I decided I’ll practice more. The unevenness there is from the peel ply side. Also that camo fabric has a raised weave to achieve the look. So even with glass covering...

Pictures.

Carbon Innegra puddle jumper. Ok. Here goes. This probably won’t be the most interesting read, but I figured I’d keep track of things as I blunder my way through this. I borrowed a female mold from the local plastics store. It’s a 13’ prospector style (if such a thing exists). It’s not a...

Hey thanks muddy feet. I just did a test layup with it. I noticed it sucked up a ton of resin. I think a better option is thin foam.

Nope. I acquired a little 13’ female mold. I’ll do a couple off it this winter just to practice my skills. I ordered some of this stuff and I’m going to make a couple bucket seats with it and carbon just to pay around. I’ll post here how that goes. I’ll probably do a thread on my build after I...

Has anyone used soric xf as a hull core? I’m prepping for winter builds. This looks like a good, easy product.

Great build. I’ll be reading this next winter. I can’t wait for canoe building season!