If it is not fair, it will be uneven, bumpy

which among other things, means that your glass will not lie flat, but
rather be uneven/bumpy with the potential air pockets, and although I
have no scientific language to back me up, my *experience* over 25 years
of playing with glass and different resins is that bubbles and air
pockets are eventually trouble.

They are weak spots to drop an anchor, crack, and create a pocket for
water/rot, or step on and crack.

Plus, one has put so much effort into the construction by the time you
get to what you are talking about, why stop short and create an ugly
mess that will forever require explanation? I would think that any
potential *extra* strength you might save by not fairing will be loudly
offset by the loss of pride in a finely finished object.

I don't know, the suggestion just give me chills.

My opinion only, worth exactly what you paid for it

Jonathan


wrote:
I understand the need to plane and sand the outer side of the hull of
wood strip built boats so that it is fair and smooth. You'd
definately want it as smooth as possible to facilitate passage through
the water.

But doing the same to the interior makes me wonder. Fairing the
interior reduces the thickness of the wood strips. Maybe this isn't a
big deal, and it also has the benefit of reducing weight. But I just
wondered.

If you aren't going to show the boat, wouldn't it make sense to just
clean it up and apply the fiberglass?

Thanks, Corky Scott


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