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Forum: Monohull Sailboats 07-07-2015, 16:11
Replies: 45
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Posted By Scout 30
Re: How Long Have Fibreglass Hulls Been Built?

With a few exceptions wooden boats have always been built as a labor of love, with care, by very skilled craftsmen. In my opinion the fiberglass boats built in the 50's & 60's were, for the most...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 05-07-2015, 06:55
Replies: 45
Views: 10,967
Posted By Scout 30
Re: How Long Have Fibreglass Hulls Been Built?

I stand corrected regarding production boat builders using epoxy. Hanse does in fact build with epoxy. The exception that proves the rule? They're not common in the US so I was not familiar with...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 05-07-2015, 06:29
Replies: 45
Views: 10,967
Posted By Scout 30
Re: How Long Have Fibreglass Hulls Been Built?

This has been a hot topic for years so you can google it & find a ton of info on it. The 2 major problems are adhesion & curing. Gelcoat is a polyester resin that creates a chemical bond to the...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 04-07-2015, 16:58
Replies: 45
Views: 10,967
Posted By Scout 30
Re: How Long Have Fibreglass Hulls Been Built?

That is simply proof of a very high quality boat. It's also proof that as early as the 60's boat builders knew that polyester resin provided an inadequate secondary bond but most used it anyway &...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 04-07-2015, 16:02
Replies: 45
Views: 10,967
Posted By Scout 30
Re: How Long Have Fibreglass Hulls Been Built?

Here's an easy way to prove you're wrong. Up until recently there was no way to gelcoat over epoxy. Even now there are only a couple of types of epoxies that are compatible with gelcoat. All...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 04-07-2015, 11:56
Replies: 45
Views: 10,967
Posted By Scout 30
Re: How Long Have Fibreglass Hulls Been Built?

The Rhodes Reliant is one of the prettiest boats ever built, wood or fiberglass. Was the hull to deck joint originally glassed with epoxy or is that an improvement that you made? Either way it's a...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 04-07-2015, 11:07
Replies: 45
Views: 10,967
Posted By Scout 30
Re: How Long Have Fibreglass Hulls Been Built?

That's the first time I've ever heard that. Can anyone verify this? It's my understanding that epoxy wasn't used in boat building until the Gougeon brothers refined the formula & it's never really...
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