I am building an UJ 16 foot X 32" pirogue. I have the ends joined to the stems and five ribs in place. I will soon finish the gunwales which will bring the sides to 12". Knowing that I will soon be epoxying and glassing, I called Raka and spoke to "John" (I think, I know it was not Larry). I was concerned about wetting the wood and whether I wanted to cut the glass into separate pieces when doing the inside around the ribs.
He said he was building two for the boss and that he didn't put the ribs in until after glassing the inside of the hull and that he glassed the bottom flat on the table before joining it to the hull. Since my ribs are already glued to the hull, I can't do that. But I think the idea of doing the inside of the hull and the bottom before joining sounds pretty good. John also said that wetting the wood and laying the glass into the first coat would work just fine.
Comments?
Clark
He said he was building two for the boss and that he didn't put the ribs in until after glassing the inside of the hull and that he glassed the bottom flat on the table before joining it to the hull. Since my ribs are already glued to the hull, I can't do that. But I think the idea of doing the inside of the hull and the bottom before joining sounds pretty good. John also said that wetting the wood and laying the glass into the first coat would work just fine.
Comments?
Clark