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Filleting the hull bottom
- Starting with the bottom panel, fillets are made to fill all seams.
- Fillets are made of epoxy thickened with wood flour.
- The mixture resembles the consistency of peanut butter.
- Using a plastic spreader, fillets cover the pressed down wire ties.
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Covering the fillets with fiberglass tape
- The fillets are covered with 3 in 4 oz. fiberglass tape.
- The glass tape is saturated with unthickened epoxy.
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After taping, all inside surfaces are coated with epoxy
- All surfaces are coated with 1 layer of unthickened epoxy
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The last wire tie to Remove
- The wire ties are then are cut and filled flush with the panels.
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