restoring a fiberglass kayak - Boat Design Net
Apr 9, 2006 · I'm new to the whole boating thing and have recently acquired a tatty old kayak. I have decided that I want to fully restore the kayak so that I can make use of it. I realise this is a huge undertaking considering I don't know anything yet. I was hoping that this would be a good place to get advice and information of how I can repair the damage.
Fibreglass Kayak Paint Job - advice needed | Boat Design Net
Aug 20, 2017 · Home Boat Design Forums > Construction > Boatbuilding > Fiberglass and Composite Boat Building > Fibreglass Kayak Paint Job - advice needed Discussion in ' Fiberglass and Composite Boat Building ' started by Keegan , Aug 20, 2017 .
Fiberglass Kayak Restoration | Boat Design Net
Aug 30, 2018 · Need help kindly. I just purchased a vintage one-man fiberglass kayak with a Kevlar outlay. (Already have a 2-man ocean kayak sit on top plastic restin style). I got this to be sleeker, faster on the lake. The purpose here is just to …
14 Feet Kayak Building - Boat Design Net
Feb 11, 2016 · I want to build a 14 feet fiberglass kayak, the breadth is 23 inch. To keep it strong enough and as light as 40 pound of weight what should the sampling (number and type of layers and reinforcement) of the boat? I have attached my design in Rhino. Awaiting your kind support.
Fibreglass kayak building | Boat Design Net
Aug 19, 2006 · Hi Lisa, No-one in their right mind builds a fibreglass kayak (one only) by first building a mold and then taking a single kayak off the mold. What is wrong with a wooden boat anyway. I will give you a web site that sells plans and kits for wooden kayaks of many different designs of very high quality.
Fiberglass River Kayak build - high level process - Boat Design Net
Jul 15, 2018 · I'm looking to get a higher performing kayak for a lower price. The goal is to obtain a kayak similar to the '18x' model by Epic, while making cost-cutting adjustments. For example, from what I can tell, carbon fabric costs 6 times as much as fiberglass fabric.
Fiberglass Canoe and Kayak Moulds; Should I buy them?
Jun 16, 2017 · Last night I got an opportunity to buy some fiberglass canoe and kayak moulds that are in really great shape. The gentleman selling them has been in the fiberglass industry for a while, and has some impressive accomplishments and was kind enough to spend 3 hours with me as I looked at them all and asked questions. He even provided a demo for me!
Restoring 20+ year old fibreglass kayak, need help.. - Boat Design …
Feb 2, 2012 · Fiberglass splinters are brittle and don't pull out like a wood one, they just break off and fester until you've pretty much grown a whole new set of skin. The woven roving in you kayak under neath the footrest looks like a suspicious area with those WR ends standing up, and the taped seam is probably like cactus, especially where it's hard to ...
Fiberglass Kayak Structure - Boat Design Net
Feb 8, 2016 · I am planning to build a 18.5 feet double kayak with fiberglass. The breadth is 27 inches and the depth is 14 inches. Will it be strong enough if I use 3 layers (– 1 mat – 1 net – 1 mat) in the skin surfaces and 3 bulkheads as the only stiffeners ( the 3 bulkhead adjacent to the 2 cockpits) and without any extra longitudinal or transverse ...
Kayak hull joining question - Boat Design Net
May 28, 2006 · I am making a fiberglass kayak in a two part mold. The top and bottom mold each make a part that meet each other all the way around (No overlap). I need to join the top to the bottom. The only way I figured to do it is to leave about 2" of un wetted glass sticking out of the top mold, join the two halves and wet out the glass.