Barnacle Bill Magazine March 2016 issue 3 | Page 28

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The
Bosun’s Mate

Mark Aplin
I’m really pleased that Richard has invited me to contribute a series of articles for Barnacle Bill Magazine. I was
really impressed with Issue 1 & 2 and I hope readers will find my articles of interest.
My aim is to help readers with boat building techniques: there is a wealth of information out there both in print
and on the internet; but it can often be hard to find good illustrated examples for specific tasks. I hope to share
practical ways of getting things done that work well and are doable with the normal range of tools you might
own or be able to borrow or hire.
If you have a question or area you are interested in that might be of interest to other readers feel free to email
me. I will try to help with any queries received and include where I can in future articles.
In this issue I will be looking at getting a clean wet edge with epoxy & glass fabric.

Getting a Clean Wet Edge with Epoxy & Glass Fabric
You want to get a nice neat edge to your epoxy & glass fabric: this is frequently required when joining a deck to
a hull in cedar strip or stitch & glue construction; and when doing repairs.
Typically in both cedar strip and stitch & glue construction you glass and epoxy the inside of deck and hull,
and then the outside of the hull, before joining the two parts together. Once the two parts are aligned and held
together the internal seam of glass tape and epoxy is installed.

Right, Mark
shows us the hull
joined to deck
taped together
ready for inner
seams