Fiberglassing a Strip Built Kayak

Laying out fiberglass, wetting it out with epoxy, removing the excess and applying a fill coat. For this particular boat this will not be the last coat of glass on the hull. Another layer will be added after attaching the deck. Some of the techniques I used in this video are based on that expectation.

For more information about this video visit: http://www.guillemot-kayaks.com/guillemot/blog/nick/fiberglassing_hull

This series of videos shows the steps of building a wooden kayak using the "strip-planked" or "strip-built" method. This particular boat is a double paddle canoe design called the microBootlegger by Guillemot Kayaks. More information about the boat is available at http://www.guillemot-kayaks.com . Further information about the building techniques shown in these videos is available in the book "Building Strip-Planked Boats": http://building-strip-planked-boats.com/ For more videos in this series please visit: http://www.guillemot-kayaks.com/guillemot/blog

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• wooden
• boat
• building
• kayak
• epoxy
• fiberglass
• fiber
• glass
• strip
• built
• plank
• guillemot
• kayaks

[IXAnarchistXI]

noob question do u paint before of after fiberglass

[guillemot12]

@IXAnarchistXI No paint will be used. The boat will be left "bright" or clear and varnished for the final protective coating.

[FlyBoy77]

Is there a reason that you would not use a ratio pump for the epoxy? Aircraft spruce sells some nice ones. Beautiful boats btw.

[guillemot12]

@FlyBoy77 I just have not saved up the money for the nice ratio pump yet. The ketch-style pumps work OK.

[stilloutoffocus]

wonderful vid! let me start by saying that i have fallen into the trap of assuming that most glass videos on here are done by amatures but you are obviously an accomplished professional! ive never seen glass wet out so nicely. the MAS epoxy looks to be a bit thinner in your vid that the west system im used to, have you tried any other brands and do you just like MAS better? also does the lamp behind the jugs seem to shorten your pot life?

[guillemot12]

@stilloutoffocus I've not used West epoxy much. I know it is good, but I'm used to MAS. I believe the West System 207 hardener is quite low viscosity for good wetout. The lamp probably does lower the pot life, but MAS has a longer pot life and longer cure time than West. The lamp serves to lower the viscosity which means I can work faster, so it balances out well.

[jfan4reva]

Like the alternate pump technique of measuring epoxy. Even if you lose count, it still comes out right. Never would have thought of that.

[NomadRip]

Great videos! Nice Animal Lunchbox at 7:53 :-D

[ajcollins0221]

do you have to seal the wood with epoxy befor you fiber glass it

[Darthbelal]

the bow and stern edges, do you use strips of fiberglass to cover them?  You show how to do the large flat edges, but leave out how to glass the bow and stern......

[duttypanty100]

where do you get that matting??