Hull fibreglassing

It’s taken awhile to get here, but the hull is now fibreglassed.

• After struggling with the Resene colorwood stain affecting epoxy seal coats I found that a wash with isopropyl alcohol made for a nice clean bonding surface.
• I rediscovered how to apply epoxy, everyone seems to have their own method but for me it’s plastic cards (old atm cards/loyalty cards etc are ideal) and short foam (usually yellow) rollers.
• A hot air gun does absolute wonders at getting rid of air bubbles/foam.
• I used high density 170g/sq m fibreglass that’s often used for model making. That equates to 5 ounce high density fibreglass which should be pretty strong (easy way to do the conversion… just use google – type “175 grams per square meter in ounces per square yard” in the search box).
• Wet sanding within 48 hours is more effectively at smoothing the epoxy finish than waiting for it to set really hard.