C-flex

[Bardo]

Hi all,

I am a new member to this forum. I am looking for information and opinions about the use of C-flex over a wood hull. I am looking at a restored boat that had C-flex installed in 1998. The boat has been comletely restored professionally, by a reputable boat builder, who is also the owner of the boat. All looks well on the hull now, as far as i can tell without a survey. Thoughts?

Thanks,
Freeman

[TimH]

http://www.woodenboatvb.com/vbulletin/upload/showthread.php?t=68993&highlight=cflex

[George Ray]

A method that has been fairly often used on large wood commercial hulls in the SE USA is to trowel 3M 5200 on a dry sanded hull and press a layer of roving into the wet 5200 and let it cure before starting resin layup.

[Simmons18]

Freeman:
Here's the web site. I have not used c-flex but have handled the material and done tests with samples. I would not hesitate to sheath a hull in it, if you can stand the weight of a FG hull over the wood.
Simmons18
http://www.seemanncomposites.com/cflex.html

[Bob Cleek]

That would be an "N" and an "O." Walk the other way. Period.

Look up "fibreglass sheathing" in the forum search engine and you'll get a lot of information on why sheathing a wood hull in fibreglass is a really dumb idea. For some strange reason, people keep trying it. It is to wooden boats what bananas in the crankcase is to cars.

[JimD]

What boat is it?

[Stinkbug]

Ive built some pretty boats using c flex. Its a great material for straight up frp construction. but sheathing a wooden trub with big thick rods of glass, is in my opiion a mistake that will only prolong the life of a weak hull by a few years at best. It may actually reduce the life of a wood boat.