Boy, it didn't take long to have a few questions. I've been searching all over the place for the past few days trying to find an answer to these questions with no luck. I've seen several videos about wetting out the glass and that seems pretty simple and straight forward but none of the videos I've seen have dealt with corners, etc. What I can't find is any information on how the cloth is managed at the ends and corners of the pirogue when glassing the entire hull. In other words, at the bow and stern you obviously have more fabric than surface so it has to go somewhere. I figure you have to cut it but what is the best pattern? If you just cut it so it meets then you have a weak point at the stems. Should it be cut so that each side flaps over the other? I assume that this is probably what you want to do but it seems that the point where the bottom meets the stems would not get proper coverage. Does anyone know of a video or pictures that might explain this? Or is it that since I've never done any fiberglassing that I don't realize that it's much easier to form it to fit the boat than I think?
The next question is about glassing the inside. I plan on doing the bottom and up 4" inches on the sides for the inside of the hull. Do you cover the ribs completely with the fabric or do you do each section separately with some of the fabric going up but not over the ribs?
These seem like simple questions (and probably obvious for you veterans) and I'm surprised I haven't found an answer searching around.
Thanks for your help,
Greg
The next question is about glassing the inside. I plan on doing the bottom and up 4" inches on the sides for the inside of the hull. Do you cover the ribs completely with the fabric or do you do each section separately with some of the fabric going up but not over the ribs?
These seem like simple questions (and probably obvious for you veterans) and I'm surprised I haven't found an answer searching around.
Thanks for your help,
Greg