To Mat or NOT to Mat, that is the question!

[anamealreadyinuse]

I'm looking at purchasing some 17 oz. Biaxial Fabric to encapsulate a styrofoam box. I've read that Mat provides bulk but offers no more strength? Is this true and if so should I get the no mat since I only want it for strengthening the walls to sit on and not actually increase the wall dimensions of the box? Thanks in advance for your help.

 

[undone]

Matt will suck up epoxy which add weight & cost, not much of a benefit to using it.

 

[jigngrub]

I'm looking at purchasing some 17 oz. Biaxial Fabric to encapsulate a styrofoam box.

The biaxial has mat sewn on to the back of it already if you get the 1708. It has 3/4 oz. mat sewn to the back of 17 oz. fabric. It's like doing 2 layups at once.

 

[Bob_VT]

Closed. Continue this conversation in the other thread about the same subject.

Let's not scatter posts and keep them consolidated so people don't have to jump around to help.

http://forums.iboats.com/forum/boat...810-use-styrofoam-cooler-as-mold-for-box-seat