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Is there ever enough epoxy in the kits?
On my second wood duck, a 10 and 12.
Had to order more epoxy/ hardener for the first one. Just order more for the second one.
My 10 footer came in at 35 lbs rigged out, so I dont think I am getting caried away??
Not suprised i needed more for the 12..Wasnt going to use less than the 10.
Might be me, maybe i am wasting some in every batch I mix?? dont seem to have a lot left over from the individual mixes though.
Wondering what others have experienced.
David
6 replies:
RE: Is there ever enough epoxy in the kits?
I don't know about other boats but I built a 16 Lt adn 17LT and had epoxy left over from both.
Ed
RE: Is there ever enough epoxy in the kits?
just finished my first kayak a petrel i have resin left but almost no hardener
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RE: Is there ever enough epoxy in the kits?
My first kayak was a CLC Shearwater 17 and I had to buy more resin and hardener. My next two boats, one of which is similar to but slightly larger than the Shearwater, used a lot less epoxy. It also came in four pounds lighter. I think that the kits provide enough resin for an experienced builder, but that beginners tend to use too much. On that first boat, I repeatedly mixed up too much per batch; made my fillets too big; laid on too many coats of resin; and had to remove improperly mixed resin. Part of the problem was wildly inaccurate pumps - I now pour the resin and hardener into small measuring cups and on my latest build, had less than two ounces of resin left when I ran out of hardener. The instructions also encourage overuse of resin. This may be a CYA approach, but experienced builders don't fill the cloth weave inside the boat and use much smaller fillets and end pours. -Wes
RE: Is there ever enough epoxy in the kits?
I'm a first time builder and I will probably have to get more resin/hardener to complete my Wherry, not a whole lot more though, a quart should do it. I had some waste but not an excessive amount ... I think. Then again, I also had to get some more cell-o-fil so maybe I am using too much. It will be interesting to see what it weighs in at when done.
RE: Is there ever enough epoxy in the kits?
Thanks for all the feedback. I never miss by much, so I guess it boils down to experience, size of fillets etc.
Happy Paddling to all
David
RE: Is there ever enough epoxy in the kits?
» Submitted by jeffh - Mon, 5/3/10 » 7:58 PM
I just completed glasing the hull of a Mill Creek 16.5. I'm now at the stage where I will be installing the four deck sections. My boat came with the MAS #2 kit and I just opened the second container of resin this afternoon. I do admit that I also used two (or was it three) tubes of West Six-10 epoxy for scarfs and fillets. With this much resin left, I think I will have extra.