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fiberglass cloth-how wide?

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mbeyer

04/13/2011 07:39PM

How do you decide how wide you need for buying fiberglass cloth? Is 30" standard width?

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Cedarboy

04/13/2011 08:25PM

I buy 60 inch wide 6 oz from Northwest Canoe. Standard for that wt.
It drapes across entire hull with a couple inches extra at the center(widest of course) of the boat.
CB

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buffalodick

04/13/2011 09:17PM

Go with 60" wide cloth.
I would never splice cloth on the outside of the canoe.
Dick

"Go Green-Wear REAL FUR"

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HighPlainsDrifter

04/13/2011 09:20PM

I used 60", 6 oz and purchased with my resin from Systems III.

I am no expert on cloth, but some of the companies (like SYSTEMS III) make a point of saying that their cloth is "made" for their resins.

I have no idea if cloth is created equal, but I do know that you will find many of the canoe building books "suggesting" you buy your cloth from your resin supplier.

"Boredom, Tyler - that's what's wrong. And how do you beat boredom, Tyler?... Adventure...(Never Cry Wolf, 1983)

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