Fiberglassing a Strip Built Kayak
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- Опубліковано 14 лип 2024
- Laying out fiberglass, wetting it out with epoxy, removing the excess and applying a fill coat. For this particular boat this will not be the last coat of glass on the hull. Another layer will be added after attaching the deck. Some of the techniques I used in this video are based on that expectation.
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This series of videos shows the steps of building a wooden kayak using the "strip-planked" or "strip-built" method. This particular boat is a double paddle canoe design called the microBootlegger by Guillemot Kayaks. More information about the boat is available at www.guillemot-kayaks.com . Further information about the building techniques shown in these videos is available in the book "Building Strip-Planked Boats": building-strip-planked-boats.com/ For more videos in this series please visit: www.guillemot-kayaks.com/guill... - Навчання та стиль
That's a beautiful glass job
nice clever trick to keep epoxy fluid with the lamp behind the bottles!!!brilliant!!!!
Thanks Nick. Just ordered your book. Love your work.
A 12-year-old video and it is still a useful guide.
Like the alternate pump technique of measuring epoxy. Even if you lose count, it still comes out right. Never would have thought of that.
Thank you for such a good video. I have been looking for this process done well and explained in a video for some time. Thank you
@scolamb the fiberglass serves as reinforcement for the wood. It is not there so much to seal the boat. The fiberglass is then bonded to the wood with the epoxy resin. This serves to seal the boat. Other fabrics could be used, but reinforcement is needed. Other resins could be used, but epoxy is about as good as it gets
@morrisonmeister: I use the same epoxy used to wet out the glass. I add a very small amount of coloidal silica to help keep down fish-eyes.
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The white cloth is fiberglass. The cutting tool is the EC Cutter Electric Cordless Scissors. Working with epoxy and other resins you should wear an organic vapor respirator.
Wonderful video, thankyou very much for this clear explanation.
@stilloutoffocus I've not used West epoxy much. I know it is good, but I'm used to MAS. I believe the West System 207 hardener is quite low viscosity for good wetout. The lamp probably does lower the pot life, but MAS has a longer pot life and longer cure time than West. The lamp serves to lower the viscosity which means I can work faster, so it balances out well.
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@worstdogever87 For this process, less than 1 quart, for the whole boat, start-to-finish about 1.5 gallons.
Thanks for posting your video with information it is really helpful.
very nice..i worked in a canoe shop for a couple summers while i was going to college in the 70's.
everything was by chopper gun and we wet out mat on cardboard and slapped it on and rolled it out.the 16 foot canoe i made for myself weighs 85 pounds and i can't lift it anymore.i hope all those mistakes we made have resulted in better boats
Yes, you can reuse the cup so long as the epoxy has not started to kick off. If you feel the epoxy heat up, don't use it, put that cup aside and start with a fresh cup.
@Coik85 It has been faired and sanded to a smooth surface before fiberglassing
@IXAnarchistXI No paint will be used. The boat will be left "bright" or clear and varnished for the final protective coating.
Love the Animal lunch box @ 7:53. Had one when I was young
@SHL9 about 70° F and quite dry is probably the best. Epoxy will cure at lower temperatures but the cure time gets long. Use a faster epoxy if needed. Humidity can cause amine blush and potential fogging if too wet.
I don't know why, but I loved the light behind the jugs of epoxy...
nice video, ty! sry my english is very bad.I from Brazil.U job is very very cool.
@FlyBoy77 I just have not saved up the money for the nice ratio pump yet. The ketch-style pumps work OK.
@JustWonderingHowToDo I end up with 2 layers of glass on the outside on this boat before I am done. One layer of CF on the inside.
Hi Nick, i very much enjoy your videos! I have a question, what weight of fiberglass cloth would you recommend for a 18 ft sailing canoe with outriggers?
I would probably go with 6-ounce, but it depends a bit on how you are going to use it. Rough use, dragging it up the beach, or sailing at high speeds, etc. may suggest going for a heavier layup or strategic reinforcement. Light use, and quiet sail may suggest a lighter layup.
about to start fibre glassing my 12 foot Nymph -is there a need to apply seal coat before placing fibre glass?
I don't bother with seal coats any more. Watch some of my other videos on fiberglassing for more details
Nick what typ of cloth are you using? I built a kayak a wile back from one of your plans and used a 6 % cloth every thing worked great . I building a woodie car now and the side panels are bead and cover I ordered 6% cloth it was 6% but the pattern was called "finishing cloth "a lot tighter we've says you have to wet out the wood first ? I do and the we've is so tight it traps air bubbles . For now the ones I've done are on the inside so it won't hurt but I can't see it working on the outside ? Your site has really grown and would highly recommend your plans or boats to anyone your help during my building proses was greatly appreciated thanks again
Qual nome deste tecido que você está usando
great video!! and beautiful job,im going to be using a smilar technique but on a smaller scale on an RC A10 warthog jet but how did you finish the front and rear edges? :)
Two questions:
1. What happens with the two end? I thought the fiberglass would be overlapped on the stem and then epoxied?
2. Did you mask the deck so no fiberglass dripped down onto it?
after the deck and hull are put together I will put on an outer stem and then glass over that.
I believe in this case I inserted waxed paper between the deck and hull to protect against drips.
Do you use the same mixing cup every time you mix a small batch? Great work!
Does the part on which you lay the fibreglass(the light brown wooden thing) stay or is it a mould that comes off after the epoxy dries off?
Also, I want to start fibreglassing so would you suggest some material which I can use for making a mould? One that could easily be shaped, similar to expanded polystyrene.
the bow and stern edges, do you use strips of fiberglass to cover them? You show how to do the large flat edges, but leave out how to glass the bow and stern......
NIck, you thing i could just make layer or two of epoxy resin outside of the boat and just put roven cloth in the inside of the boat for strength?
Just to keep the cost as low as i can.
How much epoxy will a 12 feet(370cm) Sit On Top will i have to buy?
Great video Nick. How would I make a White water canoe mold ? I see you already have your molds. I am afraid to use my favorite WW canoe as a Male mold for the resin would damage the Vinyl ABS Material as it heat up to cure? Seeing you squeegee out the excess help keep temp down. Maybe apply one layer per day would not allow it to heat up so much to damage the ABS. Any thoughts
Hi Jim,
While curing resin can generate quite a bit of heat, if the layup is thin enough the heat will dissipate quickly, it shouldn't build up enough to damage your original boat. Building up the layers incrementally would reduce the risk, but I doubt you would need to wait as long as a day between layers.
You may want to try some practice layups. Just laying up several layers on a waxed sample and either measuring the temperature with a IR thermometer or touching it with your hand should give you a sense of how hot the layup process would get.
thanks so much for answer. Keep a paddle in your hands!
Do you have to glass the kayak, or are there different ways to seal them? I do enjoy the videos.
Good videos. Thanks a lot. I enjoyed them for hours. I want to start a similar sea kayak,may be smaller aroun 4 to 4.5 meters long. where can i buy the plans of the forms to start with? Thank youonce more.Two thumbs up!
Abderrahmane gouasmi I sell plans through: www.guillemot-kayaks.com/
Awsome.
wonderful vid! let me start by saying that i have fallen into the trap of assuming that most glass videos on here are done by amatures but you are obviously an accomplished professional! ive never seen glass wet out so nicely. the MAS epoxy looks to be a bit thinner in your vid that the west system im used to, have you tried any other brands and do you just like MAS better? also does the lamp behind the jugs seem to shorten your pot life?
does it make sense to staple down the fibreglass so it doesn't move, and cause wrinkles?
If you wanted to have a very thick epoxy coating, could you pour the epoxy on and allow it to self level? Or is this a terrible idea?
It's a curved surface, so the epoxy will all pour off.
do you have to seal the wood with epoxy befor you fiber glass it
that canoe is very intresting and inspirering and i want to make some thing simular
Friend, what kind of fiberglass use to coat in this video, thanks.
and where I can get.
alexander rodriguez the fiberglass is the white fabric which is a 4 ounce cloth. This is bonded to the wood with epoxy resin - the clear liquid. The epoxy is MAS epoxy available through marine suppliers throughout the states. Similar products are available world wide.
7:53 that is my boss
I would recommend laying out the cloth with a bias to one side such that there is only about 2" hanging past the middle of the bottom edge on one side. That way you can trim a larger piece from the opposite side for use on other parts of the project. Having the amount of trim as shown in the video is a waste of fabric.
This man seems to be doing it pretty well "his" way. Fiberglass is fairly inexpensive, and most of the reinforcement comes from the carbon fiber on the inside. I think if I ever get around to trying my hand at building one of these beautiful boats I will do it the way Mr. Shade does it.
where do you get that matting??
hello whats the names of the 2 mas plz reply as soon as posible???????/
Hello. How much epoxy, you used, to laminate this kayak?
noob question do u paint before of after fiberglass
if you did that, you'd probably cause more wrinkles. leaving it loose lets it move as you spread the epoxy and lets potential wrinkles disappear before they form.
Oh i guess that makes sense, cause the bubbles only form after the epoxy is applied.
Isn't that a lot of wasted fabric?
There is waste, but FWIW, that is what happens when stuff is made. Whenever you cut something that is non-rectangular out of material that is rectangular, there are bits hanging beyond the edge which need to be cut off.
All action, no yakkin. Thanks
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