Weight of Cloth for Sea Hood Sheathing

[triton318]

I'm making a sea hood for my Triton. The sides and front are 1" thick red oak and the top is 1/2" birch plywood. I filleted all of the inside corners with thickened epoxy and used 3" inch wide fiberglass cloth and then 6" wide fiberglass cloth over the fillets. For a little extra added strength (because the 1/2" plywood top is a little thin) and to waterproof, I'm going to cover the top, sides, and front with two layers of fiberglass cloth and epoxy resin.
What weight cloth would you recommend?

Thanks.

[dasein668]

I would think that should be more than plenty strong on its own. For waterproofing, I'd go with a couple layers of relatively lightweight cloth. 6oz would probably be fine.

[David]

I'm making a sea hood for my Triton. The sides and front are 1" thick red oak and the top is 1/2" birch plywood. I filleted all of the inside corners with thickened epoxy and used 3" inch wide fiberglass cloth and then 6" wide fiberglass cloth over the fillets. For a little extra added strength (because the 1/2" plywood top is a little thin) and to waterproof, I'm going to cover the top, sides, and front with two layers of fiberglass cloth and epoxy resin.
What weight cloth would you recommend?

Thanks.

I'm finishing up a seahood for my Bristol, built similarly to your methods: http://bristol29.com/Projects/seahood/seahood.htm

Good luck,

David

[JetStream]

Nice job David!!

[Noah]

Just a note - red oak isn't very rot resistant so make sure it's well protected/sealed.