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Garrett prepares the hull of the dinghy Little Red for fiberglassing by fairing the exterior and sealing the seams with epoxy.0:07 He uses TotalBoat Thixo in a caulking gun to apply spot-glued fillets, which hold the hull shape while allowing for the removal of temporary copper wire stitches.2:36 After the spot welds cure, he removes the wires, heats any embedded copper with a heat gun for extraction, and applies full epoxy beads to the seams.2:50 He fills the mortise and tenon joints for the frames and sands the hull to remove high spots.1:24 To ensure structural integrity for a cruising dinghy, he plans to fiberglass the entire exterior, exceeding the original build plans.12:44 He stabilizes the hull on sawhorses to prevent twisting before applying the first layer of fiberglass cloth.14:14 He uses tape lines to create clean edges for the fiberglass overlaps and prepares to trim the excess material with a razor blade.14:32

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