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Eastport Pram - fiberglassing over transom fillets?
Anybody know if the fiberglass sheet should extend over the fillets on both the bow and stern transoms? If so, I take it the fillets need to be cleaned-up/sanded prior to doing so? Thanks.
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RE: Eastport Pram - fiberglassing over transom fillets?
Those transoms get beat up. We drove a forklift through our showroom model's bow transom once. And I sometimes brought the Folkboat home by lashing my Eastport Pram to the stern cleat, setting the autopilot, and rowing hard.
I always try to lap the 'glass onto the fillets if possible.
RE: Eastport Pram - fiberglassing over transom fillets?
» Submitted by Jerry - Sun, 8/16/09 » 7:17 PM
If I remember right, I lapped the glass about four inches up the bow and transom. Made sense to me as it should add lots of strength to those critical areas. I also lapped the glass over the bow and transom on the outside. Jer http://gallery.me.com/jermcmanus