How much fiberglass on the bottom of a decked 16X48 - Wooden Boat People2024-03-28T14:57:19Zhttp://woodenboatpeople.org/forum/topics/how-much-fiberglass-on-the-bottom-of-a-decked-16x48?commentId=1312281%3AComment%3A142671&xg_source=activity&feed=yes&xn_auth=noThe more I thought about it I…tag:woodenboatpeople.org,2016-10-29:1312281:Comment:1424252016-10-29T15:19:18.650ZJohn Squirehttp://woodenboatpeople.org/profile/JohnAndrewSquire
<p>The more I thought about it I figure it may still expand and contract at different rates too and fracture the epoxy over time.</p>
<p>The more I thought about it I figure it may still expand and contract at different rates too and fracture the epoxy over time.</p> The uhmw is a solid it wont a…tag:woodenboatpeople.org,2016-10-29:1312281:Comment:1426712016-10-29T11:59:17.548Ztungstenhttp://woodenboatpeople.org/profile/tungsten
<p>The uhmw is a solid it wont absorb resin it will just float.Youll end up with a sandpaper type finish is my guess.</p>
<p>The uhmw is a solid it wont absorb resin it will just float.Youll end up with a sandpaper type finish is my guess.</p> Thanks for the feed back.
The…tag:woodenboatpeople.org,2016-10-27:1312281:Comment:1426632016-10-27T16:15:01.480ZJohn Squirehttp://woodenboatpeople.org/profile/JohnAndrewSquire
<p>Thanks for the feed back.</p>
<p>The UHDMW shoe I took off the bottom sure was slick but all deformed , wavy, buckled and pulling screws.</p>
<p>Now I'm wondering how the bottom would be if I ground up the UHDMW (really fine} and added it to the epoxy for the final coat ? Have you heard of anybody doing that?</p>
<p>Thanks for the feed back.</p>
<p>The UHDMW shoe I took off the bottom sure was slick but all deformed , wavy, buckled and pulling screws.</p>
<p>Now I'm wondering how the bottom would be if I ground up the UHDMW (really fine} and added it to the epoxy for the final coat ? Have you heard of anybody doing that?</p> ya most don't worry about UV,…tag:woodenboatpeople.org,2016-10-27:1312281:Comment:1424192016-10-27T12:56:45.520Ztungstenhttp://woodenboatpeople.org/profile/tungsten
<p>ya most don't worry about UV,boat sits on a trailer.If you go up the sides with the graphite you could rattle can on some clear for that area to get a little UV protection.</p>
<p>I had a look in my epoxy drawer and its 404 by west its a high compression filler for when you want to through bolt on soft cores.So a little 404 and some graphite would make a slick tough bottom coating thats still black and good looking.</p>
<p>ya most don't worry about UV,boat sits on a trailer.If you go up the sides with the graphite you could rattle can on some clear for that area to get a little UV protection.</p>
<p>I had a look in my epoxy drawer and its 404 by west its a high compression filler for when you want to through bolt on soft cores.So a little 404 and some graphite would make a slick tough bottom coating thats still black and good looking.</p> hopefully the bottom wont see…tag:woodenboatpeople.org,2016-10-25:1312281:Comment:1425002016-10-25T23:28:15.108ZMike Thomashttp://woodenboatpeople.org/profile/MikeThomas833
<p>hopefully the bottom wont see sun!!! I didnt worry about any uv on the bottom. If it chalks a little over a few years no problem. It will be ready for a touch up by then anyway.</p>
<p>hopefully the bottom wont see sun!!! I didnt worry about any uv on the bottom. If it chalks a little over a few years no problem. It will be ready for a touch up by then anyway.</p> I thought graphite may have h…tag:woodenboatpeople.org,2016-10-25:1312281:Comment:1424862016-10-25T00:25:19.718ZJohn Squirehttp://woodenboatpeople.org/profile/JohnAndrewSquire
<p>I thought graphite may have had more positive quality's than just being black....</p>
<p>What do you use for a UV protective coating on the bottom ?</p>
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<p>I thought graphite may have had more positive quality's than just being black....</p>
<p>What do you use for a UV protective coating on the bottom ?</p>
<p></p> Yes it can make it slicker,bu…tag:woodenboatpeople.org,2016-10-24:1312281:Comment:1425732016-10-24T12:49:12.955Ztungstenhttp://woodenboatpeople.org/profile/tungsten
<p>Yes it can make it slicker,but you'd need a computer to measure the difference between a nice flat epoxy job.If drift boats went 40mph there'd be more benefit.</p>
<p>No UV protection either, it will chalk over time if the sun hits it.</p>
<p>Theres claims of aluminum powder giving some UV but again very minimal and will probably still chalk over time.</p>
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<p>I remember testing a few different fillers for abrasion the ones that the resin was able to soak into did the best.wood…</p>
<p>Yes it can make it slicker,but you'd need a computer to measure the difference between a nice flat epoxy job.If drift boats went 40mph there'd be more benefit.</p>
<p>No UV protection either, it will chalk over time if the sun hits it.</p>
<p>Theres claims of aluminum powder giving some UV but again very minimal and will probably still chalk over time.</p>
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<p>I remember testing a few different fillers for abrasion the ones that the resin was able to soak into did the best.wood flour,chopped glass etc.</p>
<p>West makes a high density filler 40... something cant remember but really hard to sand.</p>
<p></p> I thought it made the epoxy s…tag:woodenboatpeople.org,2016-10-24:1312281:Comment:1423962016-10-24T02:23:31.488ZJohn Squirehttp://woodenboatpeople.org/profile/JohnAndrewSquire
<p>I thought it made the epoxy slicker but at least it adds UV protection too.</p>
<p>I thought it made the epoxy slicker but at least it adds UV protection too.</p> And I thought the graphite ad…tag:woodenboatpeople.org,2016-10-22:1312281:Comment:1424762016-10-22T14:56:27.831ZMike Thomashttp://woodenboatpeople.org/profile/MikeThomas833
<p>And I thought the graphite added a little abrasion resistance, baaa. I do like that its black :)</p>
<p>And I thought the graphite added a little abrasion resistance, baaa. I do like that its black :)</p> E glass is really good in ten…tag:woodenboatpeople.org,2016-10-21:1312281:Comment:1424652016-10-21T12:24:41.892Ztungstenhttp://woodenboatpeople.org/profile/tungsten
<p>E glass is really good in tension,take a piece of ply wood put glass on one side then support between two bricks and stand on it,with the glass on the bottom side it will be noticeably stiffer then if the glass was on the top side.</p>
<p>So a boat that may hit a rock at 8 mph can really benefit from having thick glass on the inside.</p>
<p>Only thing graphite does is make the epoxy black,it does not add any strength.wood flour mixed with epoxy has better abrasion resistance.Not by much but…</p>
<p>E glass is really good in tension,take a piece of ply wood put glass on one side then support between two bricks and stand on it,with the glass on the bottom side it will be noticeably stiffer then if the glass was on the top side.</p>
<p>So a boat that may hit a rock at 8 mph can really benefit from having thick glass on the inside.</p>
<p>Only thing graphite does is make the epoxy black,it does not add any strength.wood flour mixed with epoxy has better abrasion resistance.Not by much but it is harder to sand.</p>