This sounds like a superb technique, I will defiantly try it on my next build.
Thanks
]]>When I built my Chesapeake, I decided that I wanted a nice clean feathered line between the deck cloth overhang and the sides of the hull - something pleasing to the eye that would only be seen at certain angles of the light. What I did was to run 3M packing tape around both sides of the boat 50mm below the edge of the deck before fibreglassing. I did this twice, and it gave me a safety zone of 100mm to guard against slopping any epoxy. Then I ran masking tape around the top edge of the packing tape, again all the way round the boat. This gave me a visual indicator as to exactly where to cut away the excess cloth to get a clean line after wetting out the deck.
I did all this, and 12 hours later, using a scalpel and a steel rule, I very carefully cut away the excess cloth. As the epoxy does not stick to packing tape, the excess cloth came away very cleanly. What I got was a sharp straight line. After removing the packing and masking tape, I then left the epoxy to cure for another 36 hours before carefully feathering the sharp line into the sides of the hull with sandpaper.
Then I scrubbed the deck with soapy water to remove any trace of developing amine bloom before making my 2nd 3rd and 4th coats of epoxy to the deck. By the time I was finished, you could not see the join. It had blended in beautifully.
Very pleasing!
]]>Great pics of your pram. I am glad about the difference with the Tandem Wherry, as I did hours of sanding today!
]]>See this link Pram Build
It was used on the inside - it was easy and as you can see the result was perfect. On the outside I made a slight mistake. Actually it was really because I thought that I knew better so don't do what I did.
]]>By the way on the Tandem Wherry that you are going to build next the fabric is laid over plastic tape and then the edge cut with a knife when the epoxy has cured.
]]>The photo below just about shows the very uneven finish I ended up with.
However, after a load of sanding I think it is coming up ok. I guess I will only really know after I have painted it?
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For more information see this: Using epoxy
]]>Thank you very much for the reply. I will try a squeegee on the next build. I tried pulling one of the threads and, as you said, it made even more of a mess. I am about to start sanding and see if I can smooth it out.
Regards,
]]>I am sure it wil be fine.
]]>Although it is too late for this project I would like to know if anyone has a bright ideas. I would like to have a better solution for a tandem Werry I would like to build next.
Thanks for any tips.
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