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The age-old question regarding the order of operations when performing a fiberglass patch repair—does the largest or the smallest patch go down first? By Avery Jorgensen—GBI Composite Materials Engineer When performing a repair on a fiber reinforced laminate, which goes down first—The biggest patch or the smallest? Since this article is longer than a couple […]
The right epoxy resin tools for the job By Avery Jorgensen, GBI Composite Materials Engineer Wetting out fabric is very important when making or repairing any composite part. Encapsulating each fiber in resin assures the highest level of strength and durability possible. Most of us do it without thinking about what the best way might […]
Getting started on any project is half the battle. This could not be truer when it comes to an unexpected fiberglass bow repair. Every crashed boat is different, making every repair a bit different. Some repairs are straightforward, textbook repairs. The damage occurs on a flat area of the hull that is a solid fiberglass […]
By Ray McCarthy A friend gave me his well-used 1980 Sunfish sailboat, Stinkin’ Tuna. He and his brother had learned how to turn the boat (tacking) by ricocheting off rocks on Long Island Sound. Over the years they had kept the wreckage floatable with the application of non-hydrodynamic fiberglass patches. Though they made the boat […]
By Jeff Wright – GBI VP of Technical Services When someone says “fiberglass”, people may envision a shiny boat hull or even pink insulation, but a composite repair professional pictures a pure white fabric that could be woven in multiple ways and is available in multiple thicknesses. Specifically, fiberglass is the reinforcing fiber used in […]
