Here's my first question. How long should I let this epoxy and filler mix... or your standard epoxy and cloth combination... cure before I mechanically key it, vacuum it, acetone it and then start laying the next step of fiberglass cloth and resin over it? Specifically, what would be the minimum time I should allow for curing time? I ask because I want to do the steps one after another as quickly as I can to get this project done.
Second question. Let's use Voodoo's recommendations for example of laying up cloth running vertically down the bottom of the mast tube, past the transition and out on to the floor of the hull, with the first phase being sections of cloth at 12 o'clock, 3 o'clock, 6 and 9. Then the next phase doing the same at 1:30, 4:30, 7:30, etc, and all the steps that follow.
Should I do just one phase, let that cure then key it, prep it then do the next phase? Or in contrast, could a guy just keep on laying the subsequent phases one after another in one, long continuous session until the entire mast step project is done?
- Andy
it's always better to do the complete layup before any layer has cured. ie, one right after another before it's cured.. You end up with a chemical/primary bond as opposed to a mechanical/secondary bond between all the layers you have added.
I'd cut some thinner strips to go vertical within the laminate - from sole to three/ four inches up the pot. A couple of layers horizontal around that to finish...ties it all up lovely
Think you might be in danger of over engineering a bit here lolz...