Fibreglassing Stringers into a Haines Hunter 600R

[@jamesmorwood5146]

hey mate, i am a fibreglass boat builder, just a little tip to save a bit of time in lamination, you do not need to roll out every layer individually, you can wet out multiple layers then roll them all at once. best done when rolled with a bristle roller first which will make sure that the resin is rolled through all the fibres, then roll with a check roller to remove the excess resin. hope this helps in the future!!

[@ADVENTURES_ADRIFT]

Hi James, thanks for the handy tip. I’ve actually started doing that process the more I do the more I learn these little things. Appreciate your help and thanks for watching.

[@Fluid36]

Interesting how you talk about turning points mentally, esp when you are working on your own and have jobs / kids to deal with. I feel for you as I'm basically doing the same thing. These little milestones really give that end result a bit more clarity. You'll get there soon mate. The result will be well worth it.

[@deep.down.under.spearfishing]

Done a sick job so far man. Hang in there and keep chipping away. Looking forward to the next vid.

[@geoffstein3896]

Good to see some more happening mate 👍

[@Rhyseh1]

Loving the progress mate!

[@GinoAdamo-q9z]

Hey mate, love the videos. Going to start rebuilding my 565l. I was just wondering with the stringers once the old stringers did you flaten out the hull completely with glass and put the new stringers on top or did you have them sitting in the Groove? Also we're the bottom of stringers cut on the angle or did you have the flat in there ? If that makes any sense.

[@ADVENTURES_ADRIFT]

Hey mate, glad you’re enjoying the videos. The stringers on the 600r followed the strakes so they were flat. I opted to fill the strakes to make glassing the inside of the hull easier. I then cut my stringers in an angle to suit the shape of the hull and bedded them in with a Cabosil and resin mixture. Hope that helps 👍

[@Fluid36]

About time champ

[@blueduck7816]

Good progress mate! Did you need to strengthen your lay-up for where the thermolite butt joints are on each stringer? How many joint did you have?

[@ADVENTURES_ADRIFT]

Yes I did, I made sure the glass overlapped the butt joints and I will also be putting cross members perpendicular to the joins.

[@paulduncan9177]

Did you need to support the hull once old stringers out

[@ADVENTURES_ADRIFT]

@@paulduncan9177 yes I would recommend you support the hull with a cradle or supports from the trailer to prevent the hull from deforming.

[@Fluid36]

Question for you, when you are using laminating resin in visible spots, will you use flow coat or waxed gel coat to cure before sanding and fairing?

[@ADVENTURES_ADRIFT]

As these sections won’t be visible and it’s vinyl ester resin, I won’t be flowcoating. I will be foam filling the voids and Everywhere that will be visible, I will finish with flowcoat. Sanding and fairing will not be necessary for the inside section of the boat.

[@Fluid36]

@@ADVENTURES_ADRIFT Yeah, that's what I mean sorry, above deck in visible areas when you lay some glass under the gunnels on the sides for strength. When I did that I used vinyl ester flow coat over the vinyl ester laminating resin then sanded once cured, faired and then flow coat again which I wet sanded and polished. For below deck I did the same as you, 2 part closed cell foam, vinyl ester laminating resin, then vinyl ester flow coat. The point of my questing was what are using to top the laminating resin as a top coat to cure as you can't just leave the top layer as laminating resin due to it not curing. I got the idea of using flow coat or waxed gel coat to help with sanding from Andy at boat works today.

[@ADVENTURES_ADRIFT]

I will most likely finish with a waxed resin coat/layer of glass under the floor in most places.

[@Fluid36]

@@ADVENTURES_ADRIFT ok cool so you aren’t going to add some layers of glass to the sides of the boat inside above the floor?

[@ADVENTURES_ADRIFT]

Yes I do intend to add more glass to sides of the hull, however I will be finishing with flowcoat.