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Originally Posted by Steamer
Hi there!
Can anybody clarify if these (Spirit), of these (Fairlie) guys are doing wrong ?
Or they use different know-how?
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I didn't see anything in the first website about using GRP to cover the hull - although I may have missed it. The second first builds the hull with strip plank glued together with West System
epoxy. This technique petty well saturates the thin strips of
wood with epoxy thus making it very resistant to
rot. This is VERY different from covering an existing wooden planked hull with GRP and expecting it to last. It won't!
Any of theses
boats appear EXTREMELY high
maintenance to me. I imagine they each have a small following who don't mind spending much of their lives (or money!)
sanding and varnishing.