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Old 01-05-2022, 05:18 PM   #20
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Epoxy doesn’t work well with mat. Mat has a binder to keep it together that epoxy doesn’t break down well, if at all. Poly resin will break it down but epoxy not very well. You need to use cloth with epoxy. If it were me I would use 1708. It has 2 layers of cloth and one layer of mat in it. But the mat used in 1708 is sewn together not by using a chemical binder that epoxy doesn’t break down. Using 1708 will give the equivalent of 3 layers in one. But I would also use 2 layers of 1708 to make it stronger. But then I tend to overdo most things boat wise.

Edit; Sean had the same message I have just quicker typing…
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