Composites Reference Charts

Free, printable shop charts for fiberglass and resin work: laminate thickness, cloth weights, MEKP dosing, resin compatibility and more. Each one matches our calculators.

Get the printable chart pack

All 6 charts as print-ready PDFs. Enter your email and the download links open right here.

Fiberglass Laminate Thickness Chart

How thick each ply of cloth, 1708, mat, roving, carbon, Kevlar and Coremat cures, how many plies build 1/4 and 1/2 inch, and the resin each ply takes.

Fiberglass laminate thickness chart: thickness per ply, plies to 1/4 inch and 1/2 inch, and resin per square foot for cloth, 1708 biaxial, chopped strand mat, roving, carbon, Kevlar and Coremat

Printable PDF

Plan your exact stack in the layup builder · How many layers for a boat repair

Fiberglass Cloth Weight Chart

Woven E-glass and S-glass from 3 to 40 oz with the weave, industry style number, g/m², thickness and resin demand, so you can match a spec or pick a cloth for the job.

Fiberglass cloth weight chart: 3 to 40 oz E-glass and S-glass cloth with weave, style number, g/m², thickness and resin per square foot

Printable PDF

What weight fiberglass cloth to use · Shop fiberglass cloth

MEKP Catalyst Chart

The MEKP dose for polyester, vinyl ester and gelcoat from 4 oz to 5 gallons, adjusted for shop temperature and kept inside the 1 to 2 percent safe band.

MEKP catalyst chart: cc of MEKP hardener for 4 oz to 5 gallons of polyester resin at 60 to 90 degrees F, 1 to 2 percent dose

Printable PDF

MEKP calculator for any batch size · Shop polyester resin and MEKP

Resin Compatibility Chart

Which resin bonds to cured polyester, cured epoxy, wood and metal, which works with chopped strand mat, and what can go over it. Pin it next to the resin shelf.

Resin compatibility chart: polyester, vinyl ester and epoxy secondary bonding to cured laminate, wood, metal, chopped strand mat and gelcoat

Printable PDF

Secondary bonding explained · Estimate resin for the repair

Knots to MPH Chart

Boat speed from 1 to 50 knots in miles per hour and kilometers per hour. One knot is 1.15078 mph.

Knots to mph conversion chart from 1 to 50 knots with miles per hour and kilometers per hour

Printable PDF

Instant knots to mph converter · Fuel and range calculator

Layup Schedule Worksheet

A printable shop form to plan and log a layup ply by ply: resin, batches, temperature, thickness and a pre-layup checklist.

Download the printable PDF

Print a filled-in schedule from the calculator

Use these charts on your site

Teachers, clubs, forums and builders are welcome to use any chart on this page. Use the embed code under the chart, or download the image and credit Boat Suppliers with a link to this page. Please do not edit the numbers.

Calculators that go with these charts