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Old 07-05-2009, 05:58 AM
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Default Fibreglassing........

Gregg

Test question for you, what did you use to repair the car? Epoxy, Vinylester or Polyester?

Don't panic mate, assuming the car is polyester, they'll all stick, and practise does make perfect.

I've been playing in the shed on my new (old) toy trying to get it ready for winter series sailing brrrrrrrr. It's called a Javelin and they do go like stink.



Lots of glass repair too. The fawn patches are filler I layed up on Saturday over areas I'd had to sand back to foam and reglass. These boats are glass laminated over high density foam.

Wonder when a cobra will be built this way??



Also had to repair the mast gate and the black stuff is carbon - bloody expensive! But then it is super light and very very strong compared to normal e-glass (white woven glass sheet)



Too many fibreglass toys to finish and I wanted a professional finish on the cobra so that's why Greg got the job!

The Javelin is just a work horse and it'll be a bit of a bitsa until I know my son is committed to sailing with me, but hopefully I'll be able to tow it down to the club on the back of the cobra. If it ever gets finished!!

Enjoy that cold shed in the meantime Gregg.

Cheers

Steve
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