I've been using something that I use to build up various things like radio boxes,
tail wheel pants for Gee Bee air racer, elevator sheeting and even lengthening
the sponsons on an XTR. I make up my own "sheet stock" out of epoxy and Fiber glass cloth of varying thickness between two pieces of "waxed" heavy glass. The
advantage of using this is that if you building a boat from plans you can see right
thru the epoxy/glass sheets and transfer parts from plans really easy. The other
thing is if your going to sheet over "bulkhead" type frame work, lay the "decking
sheet" over the structure and draw out where the frame work is and turn it over
and "dob" thickened epoxy on all the lines, flip it over and line it up and put some
weights or "sand socks" on it until cured. You have another advantage of not having to waterproof wood,,not much in there is going to get water logged.
I haven't built a boat yet with this methoed but my boating friend has built a
"Circus Circus" from Dumas plans,,BUT he used polyester resin and glass cloth
and did not thicken it and the boat came out pretty heavy,,mostly from resin
puddles. :unsure: But the thing still runs perdy good and is strong too :lol:
Something else, I use "Marine Grade" epoxy,,it's just about as "clear as you can get. The control (airplane) surface sheet stock I make is 2 layers of two ounce
cloth and man! it's Thin.