"Ron White" wrote in message ...
I am helping a friend who is building a 35' motor trawler. It is planked
with marine ply and epoxy glued and it soon need fairing. Are there any
good commercially available epoxy fairing compounds in 5 gallon units? He
is debating weather to fair the hull after the glass is laid or more likely
fairing before and lightly fairing after the glassing.
On the subject of glassing, the designer, Carl Stambaugh, recommended
biaxial tape at the corners and has left skin up to the builder and has
offered several suggestions. I am thinking that maybe a biaxial covering
would be easier for a small crew (2) to handle as compared to woven cloth?
The boat has a 2' wide box keel that among other things, will take most of
the grounding abuse. He is debating on the glass skin with a Kevlar overlay
or just add some roving to the bottom of the box for protection. Any
suggestions would be welcome.


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For fairing that much, I would mix my own compound using microballoons
and epoxy. It will be a lot cheaper than the System three quick fair
(which is good stuff, we sell it too).

While the biax will be stronger, it will require more fairing. If you
need large quantities of epoxy and glass, I can give you a deal on a
"kit".

Joel
Boatbuildercentral.com