The trick I learned about fiberglass and fillets is to put a piece on painters tape along the edge where I want the fiberglass to end, then let the cloth overlap the tape. Let the epoxy begin to cure, just a bit tacky then come along with a new razor blade and trim along the tape edge. To get rid of sharp transition wait just a bit longer then come back with razor and feather the edge. I have seen the process called “razor scraping” on a couple sites years ago.
@@makingtime2023 Thanks. Another thing I remember, when laying fiberglass over bare wood you need to use a little more epoxy, which you did, because the wood drinks some of it. Too much and the cloth will tend to float. Once the epoxy is still just a little tacky I apply a second (hot coating) and sometimes a third coat to fill the weave. That way when it all cured you can sand it smooth without cutting into and exposing the glass fibers. I usually pre-coat with epoxy, then hot coat a second, wait for it to fully cure, then sand it smooth. Washing the surface with soap & water before sanding gets rid of wax blushing, which keeps the sanding discs from clogging. I buy discs in the 50 count packages. I am on my second 60 grit package for the 12 sailboat I am building.
Hi, I'm loving watching the build, thanks! When I get to the 'one day I'm going to build a boat' stage, I'm seriously now considering a Weekender over my original thoughts of a Wellsford Pathfinder for ease of design and build. I wonder of you know of any stories on the Web of coastal cruising trips done with a Weekender. Would it be possible for you to indicate the number of hours each stage/video has taken? Thanks so much 😃😃😃
Thanks for watching. I’m not aware about costal cruising trips in the weekender but I haven’t looked either. It’d be hard for me to say how many hours I’ve spent so far on the build. I have a full time “real job” so I only get to work on the boat on the weekends and the occasional day off. The main time consumer for this build is waiting for epoxy to cure. You do a little and epoxy it and then have to wait hours or the next day to do the next step.
Your workmanship is outstanding! Now Iam waiting for the next episode!:)
Thanks for the kind words!
Way to go Anna!!
Looks awesome!
Thank Todd!
The trick I learned about fiberglass and fillets is to put a piece on painters tape along the edge where I want the fiberglass to end, then let the cloth overlap the tape. Let the epoxy begin to cure, just a bit tacky then come along with a new razor blade and trim along the tape edge. To get rid of sharp transition wait just a bit longer then come back with razor and feather the edge. I have seen the process called “razor scraping” on a couple sites years ago.
That’s a good tip. Thanks!
@@makingtime2023 Thanks. Another thing I remember, when laying fiberglass over bare wood you need to use a little more epoxy, which you did, because the wood drinks some of it. Too much and the cloth will tend to float. Once the epoxy is still just a little tacky I apply a second (hot coating) and sometimes a third coat to fill the weave. That way when it all cured you can sand it smooth without cutting into and exposing the glass fibers.
I usually pre-coat with epoxy, then hot coat a second, wait for it to fully cure, then sand it smooth. Washing the surface with soap & water before sanding gets rid of wax blushing, which keeps the sanding discs from clogging. I buy discs in the 50 count packages. I am on my second 60 grit package for the 12 sailboat I am building.
Hi, I'm loving watching the build, thanks! When I get to the 'one day I'm going to build a boat' stage, I'm seriously now considering a Weekender over my original thoughts of a Wellsford Pathfinder for ease of design and build. I wonder of you know of any stories on the Web of coastal cruising trips done with a Weekender. Would it be possible for you to indicate the number of hours each stage/video has taken? Thanks so much 😃😃😃
Thanks for watching. I’m not aware about costal cruising trips in the weekender but I haven’t looked either.
It’d be hard for me to say how many hours I’ve spent so far on the build. I have a full time “real job” so I only get to work on the boat on the weekends and the occasional day off. The main time consumer for this build is waiting for epoxy to cure. You do a little and epoxy it and then have to wait hours or the next day to do the next step.
Hello! Good work! This would be helpful for me two weeks ago, when I was fiberglassing my Weekender.
Thanks for watching. I hope your build is going well.
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