Roving

[bassfork]

I keep reading in some of these posts about using roving along with the fiberglass cloth or mat. I am working on my brothers boat trying to repair a hole in the side. I almost have everything sanded down and going to be able to repair from the inside. My question is
1. what is roving and do I need to use it on this repair? What does it do for the repair?
My brother is buying the cloth. I think it is 7.5 oz. Will I also need the matting?

Thanks
Gene


Modified by bassfork at 9:32 PM 6/2/2011

[BASSCAT7]

Roven is a woven fiberglass heavy cloth........ the weave looks like a woven potholder almost, it gives a lot of strength to glass work.
Depending on how big the hole is, you may need some heavier cloth for the inside part.

Also called Woven Roving.

Scroll down on this page and You'll see some:

http://www.uscomposites.com/specialty.html

[bassfork]

I started out with a couple of small cracks where the side of the hull turns toward the bottom, ( a rounded edge ). By the time I got through sanding, I ended up with a hole in the side of the boat about 3' by 8". It was old repair done by someone else. I am trying to do a better job. Do I need the roven and where can I get it.

Thanks,
Gene