Sanding and Leveling a Stitch-and-Glue Kayak - Petrel Play SG

Sanding and Leveling a Stitch-and-Glue Kayak - Petrel Play SG - E26

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@Brownstone31 3 ай бұрын

This series came along at the perfect time. I’m currently fixing up a 5’ boat that my girlfriends dad made them when they were kids. Great tips for any epoxy work.

@NickSchade 3 ай бұрын

Good luck with your project.

@douglasreeve3591 3 ай бұрын

More good lessons to be learned.

@jimdodd3462 3 ай бұрын

By not adding all your fill coats, during a chemical bonding time, you created extra sanding. Adding fill coats while the previous coat, is still tacky, reduces runs. I some times stay up late at night, to add that final fill coat. To me ? It's worth it. What are your thoughts ? I've also been concerned with the clarity of a fill coat, added, when waiting and using the mechanical bond. Thanks again for your time and expertise !

@jimdodd3462 3 ай бұрын

I'm building canoes, I realize, that glassing a kayak, requires a different, method. Again ! Thanks NicK !

@NickSchade 3 ай бұрын

We did add the fill coats while the epoxy was still incompletely cured. Then we joined the deck, added the coaming etc. Then after a sanding we did another fill coat. One of the goals of this additional fill coat is to even out the transition between the deck and hull where there is an extra layer of of fiberglass that needs to be feathered in. We also used this time to add some extra layers in high wear areas.

@GunkovViktor 3 ай бұрын

Nick hello. I received the drawings from you, thank you!!! Please tell me, what is the weight of the kayak you are making? And I wanted to ask about denatured alcohol, is it ordinary 96% ethyl alcohol?

@GunkovViktor 3 ай бұрын

It's a pity that 48 minutes flew by unnoticed. thank you very much.

@NickSchade 3 ай бұрын

The weight will be about 40 pounds or 18kg. "Denatured" alcohol is also sometimes called Methylated Spirits. Instead of Ethanol it is Methanol. In this country they "denature" ethanol into methanol so people won't drink it to get drunk because methanol is poison. So, if you have 96% ethyl alcohol, that should be fine.