Heavy fiberglass mat

[jasoncooperpcola]

I just bought two rolls of 22/24 oz mat, and a good size roll of woven roving for $50. havent seen it just a pic. Picking it up this afternoon. Is the mat too heavy for building a bracket? The seller estimates there to be at least 150 lbs of mat.

[tartuffe]

The only potential headaches I foresee is trying to wrap your radii and you are obviously going to have a bunch of them. I'm sure you will be able to figure out a system to get them to lay down and hug your mold. Could always vacuum bag.

[jasoncooperpcola]

i do not plan on using a mold. I am extending the stringers out the transom and building the flotation box off that.

[tartuffe]

I use the term mold as in whatever shape you are molding the fiberglass to conform to.

[jasoncooperpcola]

oh ok. Mold it is!

[Monkey Butler]

I don't know crap really but is it mat that has a binder that will only dissolve in the streyne in polyester reisn? I guess if you are not using epoxy then it doesn't matter

[jasoncooperpcola]

Holy cow! This is alot of mat. I will get pics when i get home. Its two full rolls, one in an unopened box. I think each box is close to 100lbs. Already itching..........

MB not sure on that one. I will need help figuring out what this mat is.

[jasoncooperpcola]

Ok here are a few pics. Does anybody know what the mat is? Its 54" wide and i have two full rolls of it.
Barely fits with the back seat down



Here is the roving



Front side of mat



Back side of mat

[Kracker Jack]

Looks to be a 1.5 oz. Chop strand mat (CSM). The other narrow roll seems to be a 18 oz. Woven roving type 10 or 12 inch tape

[jasoncooperpcola]

Will it work for a bracket, closing the transom, and some floor mods?