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Lew Hodgett Lew Hodgett is offline
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Default Polyester vs Epoxy resin for dinghy/kayak construction?


"Toller" wrote:

I have never actually built anything with fg, but have done numerous
repairs.
I have always used woven cloth with epoxy, and haven't heard the

term
"knitted" before.
A google search showed it was the same as unidirection fabric. Is

that
correct, or is knitted something else?


Woven fabric looks like a burlap bag, a very coarse weave.

Knitted fabric looks like suit fabric, very fine, tightly knitted
fabric.

Do a Google for Knytex, then DB170.

That will get you to a double bias (+/-45), 17 oz/sq yard material.

It is about all I use these days.

There are also what are known as "Uni" fabrics which have the fiber
oriented either 0 or 90 degrees to the run of the roll.


Lew