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"Matthias Broersma" wrote...
how would be the best way to glue the two parts toghether? (sorry for such a stupid question, but im a newbie :-) ) For their kayak kits, Pygmy Boats recommends you simply fill in the outside seam with thickened epoxy (use wood flour if you will finish it bright; wood flour or silica if you will paint it) to glue the panels together, then remove the wires before doing any taping. The epoxy glues the joint and serves as the base for the tape/cloth wrapped around the joint, reducing the probability of voids under the tape. If you pull the wires before the epoxy fully cures (within 24 hours), it is possible to snip and pull out most, if not all the wires before laying any cloth or tape. Then fair the areas around the holes. Small voids, as well as the wire holes, will fill in when you saturate the tape/cloth with epoxy. After that, lay the cloth or tape on the outside and squeegee in the epoxy. Finally, fillet the inside joint with thickened epoxy before taping. The rounded fillet will give more strength than the sharp turn of tape/cloth. |
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