Bryan Martin
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You probably won't save any weight with a fiberglass tank. Homemade
fiberglass lay-ups tend to be a lot heavier than aluminum for the
equivalent strength. The big advantage of fiberglass isn't weight,
it's the ability to easily form it into complex shapes.
OK, thanks. I wasn't actually thinking of a layup, but a foam core
construction made of foam sheet coverd in two layers of glass cloth each
side amd made up into box. Looks like it should be light enough, but I
can't tell how much epoxy i'm going ot need. The tank would be about 23 Sq
feet in surface area, one side, of course, si double it and add a bit for
baffles and I need to glass and epoxy about 50 sq. feet of 1/4 inch foam.
any notion how much epoxy is needed? I've only ever done little patching
jobs with epoxy
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