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Bruce

On 30 May 2007 19:52:36 -0700, wrote:

I am determined to have smooth lines on the small Whaler clone I am
thinking of building. If I were to carve the shape of the outside hull
into foam, and then laminate an outside skin in it with resin and
glass, what kind of layup would I use, how many layers, what material?
Any guidelines or educated guesses, tia.

Be a bit more specific.

Do you mean make a mold from foam, laying up a fiberglass skin and
then removing it from the mold?, or

make a foam boat, for want of a better word, and sheath it, inside and
out, with fiberglass?

To calculate thickness of fiberglass you will need to specify the
length and breadth of the hull, how many and where any reinforcement
will be located, the intended use of the boat, anticipated life of the
boat, and probably a number of other specializations that I didn't
mention. Not a trivial task.

Bruce in Bangkok
(brucepaigeatgmaildotcom)

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