That’s it…third layer of glass on. This was 300g biaxial to bring us up to the overall weight requirements for the type of plywood we used for construction.
Went on very well although we had to do it over two days as we had to stop for a storm coming through. Had to put a couple of reefs in the tent and batten down for a while.
The 300g gives a very nice finish, it looked pretty smooth and well filled after it had cured overnight.
In the end I decided not to use the peelply. On balance I didn’t think I would be gaining anything. Abrading the whole hull ready for application of a new layer only takes a couple of hours and I thought it would take us longer that that to apply the peelply correctly. Also I thought there would be a some high spots I would want to take down a little, usually at the overlaps. So I didn’t think I would be gaining a huge amount. Yes I loose the chemical bonding, but I had already lost that as I have had apply the glass in shifts anyway.
So on to fairing. Today’s job is making a fairing board.
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