I ended up with 2 finished KR2 stripped hulks because the composite work was very poor and have seen others so it might be easy after the fact but not everyone develops the skill. There are pitfalls to it like there are to any skill and it takes practice to master it and it takes alot to turn a sows ear into a silk purse if it can be accomplished at all. If your primary foam and glass work is rough to begin with, you've got a lot of work to bring up an acceptable finish "Myron (Dan) Freeman" <mfreem...@indy.rr.com> wrote: This is very true, many builders can do the work if they have step by step instructions but lacking that they start to stumble and never finish. There are many opportunitys around the country to join classes like the EAA and others where they can learn how first hand by doing projects with composites but often times they still need a "this is how to do it", especially like when it comes to the canopy. Mark Langfords site and others are a big help but some people need to be led by the hand so to speak and there's nothing wrong with that untill they gain confidence. Yes, as I've said before "It's easy" once someone learns how but it has been a big stumbling block for many.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Brian Kraut" To: "KRnet" Sent: Tuesday, October 10, 2006 8:53 PM Subject: KR> composite hurdle > There are certainly a lot of KRs that get through the wood stage and sit > for > ten years or get sold before the first piece of foam or glass is done. My > guess is that builders have not done any composite work before and just > don't try it because they are not sure how. This is a real shame because > gluing on a few blocks of foam, sanding, any laying on the glass is one of > the easier things to do, can be done fairly well by someone their first > shot, is very hard to screw up too bad, and it can be taken off and redone > if someone should happen to really screw it up bad. Compared to most > other > building methods it is pretty damn easy. > > Brian Kraut > Engineering Alternatives, Inc. > www.engalt.com > > -- > Also, it is obvious (to me anyhow) that the real reason more KR's are not > finished is the fibreglass or composite side of construction. There are > lot's of boats out there that never get any farther because a lot of > people > (builders) get stuck on how to proceed because there is no one tried and > proven way to proceed with the composite side of construction, and having > no > "set of instructions", they fall by the wayside. Well, as I said, that's > just my observation. Some people are just not as talented in some areas as > other's are but we all have special talents in some area. > > > > _______________________________________ > Search the KRnet Archives at http://www.maddyhome.com/krsrch/index.jsp > to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@mylist.net > please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html _______________________________________ Search the KRnet Archives at http://www.maddyhome.com/krsrch/index.jsp to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@mylist.net please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html
