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Pete, thank you for the advice. I had been planning to lay up the part over the plug rather than spend the time and money making tooling. I know that this means I will have to fill and finish the outer surface, but That is ok. I have yet to order the fiberglass. the question is if I don't want to use chopped strand mat, should I buy lighter weight cloth and use more of it, or heavier cloth and use less? I probably won't be able to get more than one different roll due to shipping.
As for the body shape, I have 2 years of napkin and sketchbook drawings, but most of them didn't make it onto the computer. If you remember the fairing I made last year, it is the same basic shape. what is changing is that there will be fewer flat faces on this one. the overall width will increase to 24" making the sides possible. plan view should very closely resemble an actual teardrop with a slightly truncated tail. side view will resemble a large fish. think largemouth bass without the mouth. The right side plug is nearly finished, and i will take lots of photos when it is done.
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