Boat Hull reinforcement

[fransami]

Is using fiberglass cloths a good idea to reinforce a boat hull?

[martno1fan]

Depends what the boats made of,if its glass then yes if abs then no.
Mart

[siberianhusky]

Use it all the time in my scratch wood builds. I use epoxy resin instead of polyester, stronger and doesn't stink up the house in the winter.
People put a layer of carbon fiber in the bottom of a lot of the mono hulls as a stiffener. I'm a dinosaur I still like rails in a boat.

[driftah]

lotta guys use carbon fiber cloth with west systems epoxy too on the floor of rear hull in monos helps a ton.

[Tamokie]

What happens if you fiberglass over abs plastic?

[NativePaul]

It just doesn't bond to the plastic well. I've not done it myself, but have heard you can wet out the fabric with CA glue instead of epoxy for abs hulls.