Seat Construction

Winter 2023
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Seats Ready For Glass


Seats were cut to size from 3/4" Marine Plywood.

Edges were routed with 3/8" radius bit.

Surfaces sanded #80 grit.

Note glass cloth layed-out on seat at top of frame.

Epoxy Wet-Out


The fiberglass was wet out with epoxy.

A plastic spreader was used to force the fiberglass sheet tight against the wood substrate.

4 coats of epoxy were applied to achieve coverage of the glass cloth.

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Seat Bottom


3 coats of Epoxy was applied to seat bottoms.

Seats Complete


Excess glass was trimmed and sanded.

Additional coats of epoxy were applied to edges to build up thickness.

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