Andy Grant
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What do you do if a roll of fiberglass isn't wide enough? Do you overlap at somewhere? Is there overlap at the hull to deck connection?
Fiberglass cloth question
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Yes. try to overlap in a "natural" place such as the keel area, or where the hull meets the sides of the boat as you'll want to put a double layer on the sides/hull area anyway for abrasion resistance.
in other words, if you overlap two pieces in the middle of the left side of the hull for ex., you'll fair that area and therefore one side of the hull will have a disproportionate amount of epoxy and a slight bump, (i.e. after you "skim coat" the bump where the tow pieces meet) it can't be helped.
I hope this helped and bless you for putting a boat-building related post up
in other words, if you overlap two pieces in the middle of the left side of the hull for ex., you'll fair that area and therefore one side of the hull will have a disproportionate amount of epoxy and a slight bump, (i.e. after you "skim coat" the bump where the tow pieces meet) it can't be helped.
I hope this helped and bless you for putting a boat-building related post up