As with previous posts, it has been some time since my last one! But, I have been making solid progress. This post will be short on the words and heavy on the pictures. To quickly summarize, I have completed stripping of the deck, sanding, fiber-glassing/epoxying, building the cockpit and cutting the hatches.
I have yet to epoxy the inside of the deck, join it with the hull, varnish the entire outside, then launch. Ok, maybe there are a few other minor details in there but those are the major steps.
My 3M product usage count is now up to 21. I added a 1/2 face respirator, organic vapor cartridges, a Bondo scraping tool and a tack cloth. I've got plans for at least 4 more products and when I am all complete, I will publish the entire list.
Enjoy! The next post should be soon and will include some launch pictures.
Marc
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| First strips of the deck |
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| The completed deck |
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| The cockpit cutout and recess |
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| Completed Combing |
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| Glassed Hull |
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| Glassed Deck |
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| The rear hatch cutout |
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| Front hatch cut out with gasket recess |
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| Building the combing lip. Yes, I did use every clamp in my shop! |
I will add some cheek plates to the inside of the cockpit, then I'll get it all 'glassed. I can then join the deck and hull, add the bulkheads, some gaskets on the hatches along with their hold downs, varnish it, then launch.
