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    Glasssing the botttom

    gbinga, It was your regular BC plywood. I feel that the wood was saturated but some areas were definitely nor absorbent tan others. Thanks for the reply.
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    Glassing bottom of an UJ's Pirogue

    Thanks Ron, I will fill the weave.
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    Glassing bottom of an UJ's Pirogue

    Thanks for all the insight. Stickbow I'm using 6 oz. cloth as I will be using my boat stritly for Duck Hunting and need a durable bottom. I may need two coats of epoxy to fill the weave but I don't care if I fill the weave or not unless it's necessary for strength. I will paint the boat camo and...
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    Glasssing the botttom

    Thanks, I'll just roll on.
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    Glasssing the botttom

    Well I put the first coat of epoxy on the bottom yesterday and this morning some areas of the plywood appear dry while others are glossy. I know there is some epoxy on the areas that appear dry but dont know if I put it on tooo lightly or if those areas of the plywood just absorbed more of the...
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    Glassing bottom of an UJ's Pirogue

    Thanks for all of the help, I think I will take Chuck's advice and let the first coat cure. Either that or I will need to get a much slower hardner in order to lay the glass before the first coat kicks off. I will send in a photo when I get done.
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    Glassing bottom of an UJ's Pirogue

    I am ready to glass the bottom of my 13' UJ. Do I need to paint a coat of epoxy on the bottom before I lay out the glass? My concerns are 1. Can I move the glass around on the wet epoxy to get it in proper position. 2. The West system #206 "slow" hardener ain't so slow and I'm afraid it will...