Alyssa Copeland
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Wet Layup > Estimating Amounts of Resin and Reinforcement Material
Once you decide on the resin and reinforcement fabric, it’s not hard to estimate how much of these materials you’ll need for your project. Just keep in mind that fabric types and weights will impac...
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Wet Layup > Choosing Laminants for Wet Layup > What is Prepreg?
Prepreg (pronounced pree’ preg) is a type of reinforcement material that’s pre-impregnated with resin and hardener; the curing reaction is active, but has been delayed by low storage temperatures. ...
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Wet Layup > Choosing Laminants for Wet Layup > Resin and Laminant Combinations
Reinforcement Material Fiberglass > Chopped Strand Mat Fiberglass > Uni and Multidirectional Kevlar or Carbon Fiber Epoxy Tough to wet out. Not recommended. High strength. Most effective...
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Wet Layup > Choosing Laminants for Wet Layup > The Importance of Ply Orientation in Composite Laminates
A composite laminate is a laminate that contains more than one layer, or ply, of reinforcement materials. This pile of materials is called a laminate stack. In a composite laminate, structural pro...
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Wet Layup > Choosing Laminants for Wet Layup > Considerations
The intent here is not to make you an engineering expert, but to help you design laminates so most of the fibers are aligned with the loads that are associated with regular use of your boat or othe...
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Wet Layup > Choosing Laminants for Wet Layup > How Load Affects Laminates
Different types of boats undergo different types of loads under normal use. For example, the areas of expected load are different for sailboats compared to power boats.To understand how to use lami...
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Wet Layup > Choosing Laminants for Wet Layup
In a wet layup, a laminant is the reinforcement material, a laminate is a single laminant layer saturated with resin, a composite laminate is multiple combined layers of laminants and resin (known ...
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Wet Layup > Choosing a Resin for Wet Layup > Safety Precautions When Using Resin Systems
Safety isn’t just for the pros. Casual DIY use of resins requires that you limit your exposure to the vapors and dust created when using various resin systems. It’s important that you have sufficie...
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Wet Layup > Choosing a Resin for Wet Layup > Vinyl Ester Resin Basics
Vinyl ester resin is chemically similar to polyester resin and they both bond well to each other. Vinyl ester resin also requires a catalyst, MEKP, to be mixed in to initiate the curing process, an...
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Wet Layup > Choosing a Resin for Wet Layup > Polyester Resin Basics
Polyester resin is commonly used in building fiberglass boats. It does not cure completely in the presence of air, so wax is typically mixed in to achieve a proper cure. For this reason, polyester ...