Mastering Epoxy with Russell Brown, Part 7 Fiberglassing the Outside of a Hull

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In this video, Russell demonstrates fiberglassing the outside of a plywood hull, in this case the PT11 Nesting Dinghy.
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@gingerkitty1374 2 жыл бұрын

Your method feels very precise and controlled compared to just dumping it on and squeegee’ing it all over the shop. Thank you.

@the-1st-grimbleahoy 11 ай бұрын

Glad I found this while trawling for advice after a glass disaster (strip-off and major clean up) on my own dinghy build.🙂🇬🇧

@johndate1776 2 жыл бұрын

Many thanks to OCH and Russell. Totally inspirational instruction! Make good choices, prepare, and don’t overthink it!

@TTM-GEB Жыл бұрын

THIS IS IT - THIS IS HOW YOU DO IT. I have tried other techniques and then tried it this way... Wow so much better results using just a roller on the dry cloth. One other trick is to first use a dry roller to flatten out the cloth on the boat.

@mikesmith8108 Жыл бұрын

Nice clean work. You make it look easy.

@bhtiii Жыл бұрын

Great job of rolling that epoxy out, I learned something about I need to try on my next duck boat. Uncle Ben

@KyokushinKichiKai 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your demo and step by step self critique as you apply your epoxy. Excellent Sir! Thanks again!

@StewartGartland 3 жыл бұрын

Always a pleasure to watch a master craftsman work. Really great videography. Thanks

@MrAmpchamp1 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much for sharing your tip on removing the large strand of fiberglass leading the sheet. And thank goodness I've learned this lesson out of sight and under the deck!

@frederickwood9116 11 ай бұрын

Thanks. Some fantastic things to learn from this.

@praisebewibble 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for some great tips. Appreciated

@fisheater844 9 ай бұрын

Your the man Russell

@paulbriggs3072 Жыл бұрын

I formally request that overhead fiberglassing be demonstrated!

@mckenziekeith7434 Жыл бұрын

Does peel ply help with this? If you are going to paint the boat anyway, would you put peel ply over the fiberglass?

@blainejeffreys 3 жыл бұрын

Ever use a super-super lightweight mist of 3M 77 to smooth out the cloth before applying the epoxy?

@jameseley897 2 жыл бұрын

when i put the epoxy i mix in a little bit of sawdust then sand is down with 240 3m sand papper then give it a second coat of epoxy ten put the cloth on

@wild-radio7373 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome ♡♡♡ 🤜🏻👍🤛🏻

@craigmonteforte1478 Жыл бұрын

Beautifull design and execution it would be the perfect motor boat to do the Great Loop in a backwards / Counter Clockwise rotatation IMO why that way ? because you would have following Seas heading south on the Mississippi , no Airconditioning or much heat would be needed. perhaps a Mr Buddy could take the chill off a cool evening ? or a portable Inverter / Generator could run a small space heater that you could Blanket or Tarp the Cabin area off if needed the fuel economy. might even go up a bit ?

@wyrrie214 Жыл бұрын

Hi, Just watching your great video, did you have to seal the ply with the epoxy resin before wetting the fiberglass on, also did you use the west system epoxy resin for the fiberglassing. the other thing I was interested in knowing when glueing the joints did you have to use an glue before filleting the pieces with the west system filler and resin. Many thanks Michael.

@benjamindemeo7766 2 жыл бұрын

What do you do to address the extra glass hanging off the gunnells?

@josephlai9759 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing an invaluable lesson, especially regarding the necessity to remove the thick strand at the end. One thing which I have seen other boat builders do is to prime the wood first with epoxy before laying down the cloth. Have you done that already, or your method only require a straight on glassing over? Appreciate your kind reply. Thank you once again.

@shinnosuke150 2 жыл бұрын

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@janzahoran9868 2 жыл бұрын

@@shinnosuke150 please did you noticed which kind of roller he use? Thank you

@shinnosuke150 2 жыл бұрын

@@janzahoran9868 It's probably a West System 800 foam roller cover or something similar with a 1/4" nap.

@brandtl1486 3 жыл бұрын

What part of process does one wear respiratory protection?

@Zircon_215 2 жыл бұрын

Great video! Did you have to sand the pre-coated layer of epoxy before installing the fibreglass?

@fisheater844 9 ай бұрын

Yes, watch more of Russell’s videos

@murraythomas9203 2 жыл бұрын

Is there any particular thickness or type of fibreglass you use and how many layers do you typically put down of cloth per boat?

@skyak4493 Жыл бұрын

RB, so what is your verdict on the S glass vs the usual thicker E glass? In the video it was well behaved. I have heard complaints S was harder to fully wet. I would think that overlaps and corners are better. S glass makes up for the strength, but thicker might just protect against dents better.

@jameseley897 2 жыл бұрын

if u want u can put sanding sealer on the plywood first so ur not wasting ur epoxy sanding sealey 5 L is very cheap and u can put fine sawdust in it to make it thicker so it fills up the grain on the plywood

@tiwie4556 10 ай бұрын

very clean job! Good techniques you're teaching. I'm thinking about dynel sheathing a folk boat, what's your opinion to doing this to a lapstrake construction?

@tiwie4556 10 ай бұрын

I'm worried about solid wood living a little even if the epoxy should seal it and then having the whole thing delaminating. the planking is beechwood so very good absorption of epoxy.

@offcenterharbor 9 ай бұрын

There's a lot of conflict surrounding sheathing classic wooden boats, too much to be solved here. I've refinished lapstrake boats before, and just based on that I would say sheathing one would be maddening.