My name is Perry Bell. I've built RC Airplanes for about 12 years. So I am not new to "Kit Building". I live at Lake Mohawk, Ohio, so I decided to build an FE Boat. I chose the ML Boatworks GSX 380, ordered it, and started the build. I live in Ohio for the Spring and Summer, and Oklahoma during the Winter. Currently I am about a thousand miles from my Boat project. I'm trying to get some answers to what might be "Newbie" questions and be ready to dive in once I return to Ohio. I have the Main Hull and the Sponsons assembled and ready to add Epoxy to the inside. I would like to apply Carbon Fiber to the inside of the Hull, and Sponsons if I need be. These first few questions will be about installing Carbon Fiber.
1. Should I Setup the Motor mount and hole for Push Tube, Strut, and Rudder, for Hole Location purposes, before I inlay Carbon Fiber?
2. Should I cut sheets of Carbon Fiber to fit between the Engine Rails in all 3 sections of the Hull then Epoxy in place?
3. Is the center 3 sections of the Hull the only areas that will need Carbon Fiber?
4. Should I "paint" the whole Boat with a thin coat of epoxy before I start the Carbon Fiber?
5. Where do I buy small enough quantity of Carbon Fiber, and Epoxy resin and hardener to do a 38" Boat? Will I need a Gallon???
Answers to these questions will get me started. There will be many more to come.
Thanks in advance,
Perry
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