Can it be done - glassing the hull?

Brandon Yuchasz

Brandon Yuchasz

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Wonding if there is any reason I can not wet out and glass the hull by myself?

I can have my wife help me but we try and make our schedules work in a way that only one of us is here at a time. So I could have an entire day to work on the boat by myself but most likely she will be in town shopping with the kids that day.

Any reason if I am organized that I can not do it by myself?

I am using medium hardner in my resin and getting around 30 minutes of working time before it starts to kick in the cup with 8 pumps total in the cup.
 
Oh sure, most of us did it by ourselves. Make sure you are organized and have everthing in it's place before you mix your first batch of epoxy. You'll do fine.
 
I was able to do it myself too. The only help I got was putting down the other side once I wet out the other. It kept on sticking and I wasn't able to easily move the cloth around to position it. Like Pete said, just make sure you have everything orginized and ready to go. It took me about 2-2.5 hours do get the initial wet out. I posted pics of the progress in my update thread.
 
I've done all my boats by myself. Its really not a problem. Have your glass cut and laid out/smoothed out and pour your epoxy on the cloth in the S fashion to get it out of the pot. More than enough time to work it into the glass. Do your large flat sections, then come back and do the vertical surfaces.

Brad
 
Brandon, I don't know if others have done this but some times the cloth doesn't want to stay in place a piece of tape acts as a third hand until wetted out.. Painters tape, no residue.
 
You can always use a staple gun with just a little pressure so its not flush, once the epoxy cures to green you can just pull it out.

Brad
 
Brandon

Just did the hull of a 11 footer tonight by myself. I did use a air conditioner in the garage to help lower the temp. Used a squirrel cage fan to vent the air out side. It was a 105 degrees in Oklahoma today!

James Roberts
 
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