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Fiberglassing a Strip Built Kayak
Laying out fiberglass, wetting it out with epoxy, removing the excess and applying a fill coat. For this particular boat this will not be the last coat of glass on the hull. Another layer will be added after attaching the deck. Some of the techniques I used in this video are based on that expectation. For more information about this video visit: www.guillemot-kayaks.com Thisseries of videos shows the steps of building a wooden kayak using the “strip-planked” or “strip-built” method. This particular boat is a double paddle canoe design called the microBootlegger by Guillemot Kayaks. More information about the boat is available at www.guillemot-kayaks.com . Further information about the building techniques shown in these videos is available in the book “Building Strip-Planked Boats” building-strip-planked-boats.com For more videos in this series please visit: www.guillemot-kayaks.com
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July 24th, 2010 at 4:28 am
@guillemot12
Coloidal Silica right.
Thanks for replying so fast, wish i could say the same.
Actually one of your books has just arrived (I’ve been glued to it for days now)
*Building Strip-Planked Boats*
I really can not stress enougth, everyone should have a copy of this boatbuilding Bible! It’s truly a work of art, Umbeliably detailed and nicely set out for those new to the game, or even those just looking for a quick reminder.
Thanks again for the advice oldboy.
July 24th, 2010 at 5:11 am
Did you need to prepare the kayak before glassing it? Great video!
July 24th, 2010 at 5:43 am
@morrisonmeister: I use the same epoxy used to wet out the glass. I add a very small amount of coloidal silica to help keep down fish-eyes.
July 24th, 2010 at 6:28 am
@guillemot12
Smashing videos old boy!
What are the ingredients to a fill coat?
July 24th, 2010 at 7:20 am
nice video, ty! sry my english is very bad.I from Brazil.U job is very very cool.
July 24th, 2010 at 7:53 am
Thank you for such a good video. I have been looking for this process done well and explained in a video for some time. Thank you
July 24th, 2010 at 7:55 am
Thanks for a great video on the process. I have been wondering about that for a while now. Also thanks for using a ‘fluff’ container. I had that as a child growing up on the east coast. It doesn’t exist in the west. I really want a fluffer-nutter now.
July 24th, 2010 at 7:56 am
great video..i’m new to fiberglassing and starting to build small parts for my car,would you be kind enough to let me know how to dilute or thin the resin?do i use the acetone?
July 24th, 2010 at 8:29 am
great video!! and beautiful job,im going to be using a smilar technique but on a smaller scale on an RC A10 warthog jet but how did you finish the front and rear edges?
July 24th, 2010 at 8:45 am
Thank you very much for this video! I’ll do it the same way! Got some restoration plans for next week on my boat hull…..
July 24th, 2010 at 8:48 am
The white cloth is fiberglass. The cutting tool is the EC Cutter Electric Cordless Scissors. Working with epoxy and other resins you should wear an organic vapor respirator.
July 24th, 2010 at 9:47 am
hmm … interesting video … i dunno anything about kayaks, so i got a few questions … what is that white cloth called ? , and what was that cutting tool called, that you trimmed that white cloth with … oh, and what kind of respirator (mask) do you need to mess with that epoxy ?
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