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      It's time to start thinking about sealing a hull but do I glue the rudder and prop in before or after ?

      I will be using ezecoate and fibreglass tissue , do I do 1 half at a time Upto the base of the keel or layer a peice over the keel after the 2 sides has been done and overlap slightly ?

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          Ass`td. . For my money the hull needs to be fitted with rudder post and propshaft tunes etc before sealing. This way you seal these openings at the same time as any small fissures in the hull,

          ​Eze-Kote takes a while to dry and so I would do the whole lot in one go. If using that silk like fibreglass tissue it is likely that you can cover the entire hull with one piece, as it moulds to shape very easily, just need a few slits for propshaft etc.

          ​I try not to overlap glass/eze-cote too much as the stuff is not as hard as ordinary resin and the edges of the tissue can ruck up a bit on sanding on multiple layers. Perhaps the manufacturers would disagree but that's my experience. So saying its not that bad, but the better a finish you can get without a lot of sanding and filling, the better, in my opinion. Perhaps I do not leave it long enough to harden properly (who can wait that long eh??)
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            Thanks Ashley, I have just received some of the silk fibreglass sheet . Still more filling and rubbing down to do yet , found out thin layers of filler then rubbing down and repeat until happy best method so takes longer than thought .

            Just wondering how if cover with 1 peice how it will shape around the prop tube and then the gap under the tube and to the stern which is more less level.

            Cheers

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              Ass`td. It is surprisingly flexible that stuff, with a few slits and so on it amazing what it will go round. I am not saying that you SHOULD do it in one bit, I am saying it is likely it will go in one piece.

              ​Remember overlaps have to be either sanded flat or filled so the less overlapping the better, again in my opinion.

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                Thanks Ashley, I will see that I can do once ready but may but a slit to go under the prop tube etc and yes joins will have to be filled and sanded out , only 1 covering with sheet needed is it ?

                Cheers

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