So, people really build one of these in a week? After the fiberglass is applied, several thin coats of epoxy are rolled on to “fill the weave” of the cloth. I guess one could roll on a new coat every 8 hours and get it done in a day, but my days don’t work out that neatly. Instead, I get one, maybe two coats a day and work on another project (to be revealed soon) while epoxy cures. The idea is to build thin coats, to keep a 40 pound boat from weighing 72 pounds. Stop when the weave is filled. You know, it’s really hard to show the filled / not-filled condition in a photograph.
If you ever approach one of these stitch-n-glue projects, be prepared to buy supplies in bulk. I have a couple of really nice badger hair paint brushes that will last a lifetime of painting. Epoxy’s different. Precious few of the supplies can be cleaned and reused. Get a full box of chip brushes, a dozen or so of those yellow spatulas (they can be easily cut to smaller sizes), 8 or 10 rollers which get cut in half for small quarter use, and LOTS of nitrile or latex gloves.
About midway through coating the hull, I reached the half way point in my epoxy supply, which I think is close to plan for a not-too-heavy boat.
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