"Jack Rogers" -you wrote in message
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Hello--

I'm building an optimist dinghy for my son out of okoume plywood. He'll
be racing it, so its important that the boat come out at the class
minimum weight. Can anybody recommend a glass tape (and supplier) to use
on the seams? I want something light weight that won't soak up a bunch
of epoxy. This is a tiny boat (7.5 ft) sailed by kids, so loads are
relatively light.

Probably you could get away with 3" wide, 6 oz. tape. I wouldn't go to 4
oz.

You'll save more weight by being tidy, using small fillets and only enough
resin to wet out the cloth. Consider wetting out dry lengths of tape on
polyethylene sheeting and transfering to the boat; excess resin is left on
the sheeting.

--
Evan Gatehouse

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Thanks for any advice!

Jack