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Sorry, a surfboard. I learned a great deal building the FL14 and now want to build a surfboard. Know nothing about it but can use all the techniques I learned buidling a boat .... Thought it would be more special to build than b uy, just like the boat .... JP

Shine, I did not want to highjack the FS17 thread. I built the FL14 a number of years back with great succsess. After searching for a rowbaot to buy, I found this site and decided to build my won. Sadly, my laptop with all my progress pics was stolen and I never had the opportunity to upload them. I...

Robert, I live in Sewell (South Jersey) and work in Cherry Hill. I built the FL14. I have in my garage one sheet of 1/4" Meranti (bought an extra in case I made mistakes, but the build was very easy and forgiving, thus no mistakes) from bateua as well as extra wood flour and some disposables th...

Thanks for the information guys. I understand that rub rails are structural elements. The questions I was asking was if QuickFair was a materila that would bond as well as epoxy-resin. By the posts, I see that it is really a filler material, therefore, I will attach a laminated rub rail prior to fai...

I am almost finished fairing the inside if my FL14 using QucikFair. I was planning on fairing the outside before installing the rub rail. Question; can the laminated rub rail be epoxied over top the QuickFair, or should I install the rub rail first?

Thanks in advance.

Joe

Thanks for the quick reply. The lamination schedule on the drawing for the FL14 shows tape doubled up on outside. Also shows optional glassing of entire surface. Now, regarding the math, I am a bit confused. Either I glassed too much on the inside, or it is not adding up to me. I glassed each seat f...

Building the FL14. Thought I might be able to get through it without posting, but.. The lamination schedule calls for double tape on the outside chine for the FL14. Is this so? If so, I am 20+ feet short of tape. Don't think I'll make it with the e-resin either. Also on my second bag of wood flour. ...