Chesapeake 17 Kayak - Sanding the Interior of the Kayak and adding Fiberglass Tape to Reinforce the Footbrace Area of the Hull - March 1, 2015

As I said in a prior post the fiberglass tape usually cures with a rough edge that I like to sand smooth.

The edge of the cured tape looks white and is very rough and abrasive.

Here you can see the white edge of the cured fiberglass tape. I'll sand it flat and smooth.

Below the stern section with the fiberglass tape edges all sanded smooth.

The area where the footbraces go is supposed to be reinforced with a piece of fiberglass tape. This is a rough approximation of where the tape should go and also of the tape length.

I spread some unthickened epoxy on the desired area and then rolled out the fiberglass tape. The epoxy holds it up while I wet it all out and it turns clear.

The fiberglass tape has turned clear. See the not or blemish through the cloth? Remember I purposely but those marks on the inside so the outside would look the best under the varnish.

I did the same on the other side and when the epoxy and fiberglass cured I sanded the edges of the fiberglass tape smooth.