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Kracker Jack

11-30-2011, 06:22 AM

What ounce cloths or mats should I use to glass my caps on my boat? My cc has 10 inch caps that have built out of wood when it was converted from a steplift to a cc, how would you glass them in? Once again thanks guys for all the help in advance.

RidgeRunner

11-30-2011, 08:59 AM

Got pictures? Are you encapsulating them in glass or are you glassing them directly to the hull?

Kracker Jack

11-30-2011, 09:42 AM

Ridge the pics are on my va beach v20 build thread under general. They are structualy mounted now I'm just going to encapsulate

Kracker Jack

12-01-2011, 07:02 AM

1.5 CSM? 1708 Sounds a little heavy. CSM with a light woven?

RidgeRunner

12-01-2011, 11:50 AM

I would say that would be acceptable. Maybe a layer of CSM , 6 - 8oz cloth. The liners on the Wellcrafts were not very thick. I know yours isn't a liner but 2 layers of CSM would encapsulate. The smoother you make it the less time you spend sanding and fairing. I have never worked with 1708 (only 1208, heavy tri-axial, CSM, 4oz hardware cloth and 24 oz woven roving) so how smooth is the 1708 after wetout ? I have put CSM over 1208 and woven roving when I knew I would have to grind it back significantly in order to make it straight.