Hi Richard, Thanks for the advise. I might try a test piece first. Regards Sid

Morning Sid, l am not sure if you can fibreglass over the sealer, l cannot see logically why you can’t but hopefully the Admiral could help with that one? I do know you can apply fibreglass with the Delux Resin to obtain a smooth finish to the hull. I also think you can still download a brochure from the Delux products web site which might help.
Cheers
Richard

"Over to you Admiral"

Carry on Petty Officer👍
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Hi Richard,Thank you for clearing that up for me. I have purchased the Delux sealer from my local Hobby Shop. Can you use Fiberglass resin over the sealer?
Regards Sid

Sid, sorry to step in with your question to Doug but I thought I would let you know that I have used this Eze-Kote resin, it is similar to the Eze-Kote sealer. I used it on the hull of my Billing Boats Boulogne-Etaples fishing boat, its a great product. I use the sealer on the balsa to seal it and then a couple of coats of this resin which I used inside and outside of the hull, I will also use on my St Canute when ready. This is a link to the resin.
Eze Kote – deluxematerials.com
I have also attached a photo of the bottle.
"Over to you Admiral"
Cheers Richard

Hi Doug, Greetings from Australia. Is that the same Delux product that Richard suggested??
Regards Sid

Hi Sid,
I had the same problem with my Danish Fish Cutter Gina 2 from Billing.
See blog here-
https://model-boats.com/blogs/43305
I sealed the balsa stern block with Deluxe Materials Eze-Kote which is a water based resin.
Two coats diluted with about 20% water so it soaked into the balsa, then two or three coats pure to add strength and scratch and knock resistance.
There are two Deluxe Materials importer / distributors in OZ,
https://deluxematerials.co.uk/collections/distributors#australia
one should be able to tell where you can get some🤞
Cheers, Doug 😎

Hi Richard, Greetings from Australia. Thank you for your reply. I will try and buy the product in Australia. Many thanks. Regards Sid

Sid, l have attached another copy of the two photos, the right way up this time!
Richard

Hello Sid,
I am building a Billing Boats Tug ‘St Canute’ during this build l had major problems applying the planking to the stern. So l turned to my Pals on this website who advised blocks of balsa in place of the planks, carved and shaped. I have attached a picture of the stern and the balsa sealer l used. I found this sealer very good, it’s non toxic and you can use water to clean brushes. So far l have three Coates and it seems to harden the balsa and seal nicely. I then intend to apply primer and spray paint later. I am sure you will hear from the other very experienced chaps on this website with alternatives.
All the best from a wet and windy UK
Richard