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Absolutely beautiful and top notch. But it is like having a child move away. You will miss it.

Beautiful work, as always.

Hell, You'll be lucky if they only last another 50 years.

Just have to get the fairing board to move on it's own now.

Hot/warm water bath will bring the crystals back into liquid. Just put the water in a pail/bucket and drop in the jug(s) of epoxy and let them sit a while.

I don't know if this helps, but if you have a mask on and can still smell the fumes, it's not good enough.

I wouldn't use fumed silica to thicken it. It would be hard to sand. Use wood flour. Rick

Any thickness of cloth will be better than straight or filled epoxy.

Glass the entire thing , in and out with thin fiberglass. You will not regret it. Rick

I like either Trojan or Surrette true deep cycle. A little costly, but can take some abuse and have a good reputation.