Filleting & Taping

All the internal joints must be filleted.

The filleting material is epoxy resin mixed with wood flour (fine sawdust) and colloidal silica.

This forms an epoxy paste that in turns forms a rock solid joint in the hull.

Once the filleting epoxy has gone tacky, all the internal and external joints are taped with 100mm glass fibre tape set in epoxy. I found it easiest to paint some epoxy on, lay the tape in, then wet it out with the brush. All the crinkles disappear once you've completed the job. Marking a line 50mm from the joint helps give a neat edge to the tape.