Working towards Freedom

Post by **jem** » Wed Mar 07, 2007 5:10 pm

7 ounce should not be a problem. Larry is good people.

gken · Post by **gken** » Thu Mar 08, 2007 8:47 am

will it wet out ok? Larry said he wasnt sure, that you might know. Ive got more cutting and trimming to do today. I hope all goes well, and maybe some pictures today. I got my camera back and they said they fixed it as well as it can be fixed, whatever that means. --Garrett

Post by **jem** » Thu Mar 08, 2007 9:10 am

It should wet out fine. I'd have a foam roller at the ready just in case so you can roll over any trouble spots with a little more pressure. I doubt you have much trouble, if any at all.

I've used 9-ounce and had it wet out clear with no problem. Make sure your exterior seams are nice and rounded and you might want to be a little more generous on your fillets. Not a whole lot, just a little bit bigger radious.

Oldsparkey · Post by **Oldsparkey** » Fri Mar 09, 2007 6:44 pm

I used 7 1/2 oz on mine and had no problems with it , wet out just like it should. Did take more epoxy then the 3.25 tight woven I always use but that is understandable since it is over twice the weight.

Chuck.

gken · Post by **gken** » Mon Mar 12, 2007 2:19 pm

Not much to report today, cut some more peices out, and I recieved my glass and epoxy today fro RAKA. Just wanted to say Thanks to Larry for being so helpful. Also Id like to thank UPS for delivering it 4 days early. Thats right, I wasnt expecting it until thursday at the earliest. I hope to finish my cutting this coming weekend and begin assembly the following week. YAY! --Garrett

gken · Post by **gken** » Fri Mar 16, 2007 7:50 pm

I finnaly got some photos of my Father and I cutting and shaping some of the coaming onto the web for your vewing pleasure....
Cutting some coaming

sanding some coaming

Cutting more coaming

Sanding more coaming

....and so on, you get the idea. I hope to have more shots later that are a bit more interesting. --Garrett

Post by **jem** » Fri Mar 16, 2007 9:56 pm

I'm jealous of that shop!!

hairymick · Post by **hairymick** » Sat Mar 17, 2007 1:43 am

I'm jealous of that shop!!

Me too!!!

gken · Post by **gken** » Sat Mar 17, 2007 2:33 pm

Yeah, me too. My father had to wait for 30 years to build it himself. He is quite the carpenter and woodworker. I hope to build one for myself this spring (once the #$%@ snow melts) Nothing too fancy, just big enough to build boats. Next time Im in there I will snap a few more shots of the shop for you guys, its really nice, but a work in progress just the same. He stopped working on it to help me cut my peices. More to come later --Garrett

Oldsparkey · Post by **Oldsparkey** » Sat Mar 17, 2007 3:40 pm

You guys must be single , If my wife saw your shop she would do what she has done to mine , turn it into a storage shed. Unfortunetly I don't have all the good tools to make it look like a work shop so it looks more like a storage shed.

I managed to actually see the floor last year when we spent three days cleaning it out and taking things to the land fill. Anyway I think it was the floor.

Chuck.