Boat Builder Central

Quarantine and sand? After I’ll apply a final coat of fairing and it’ll be time for paint!

Dan_Smullen wrote: ↑Wed Mar 18, 2020 5:19 pm Slow and steady, Amigo!

Focusing on one area at a time has been helpful for me.

Keep at it!

Slow and steady! Thats my plan of attack as well. Progress is progress

First round of fairing done. Time to sand it down and apply another coat.

Been home more lately with all the chaos going on. Been taking advantage of it before work and getting some fairing done. I’d like to of done it all in one shot but slow and steady works too. Should have it fully covered in the 1st coat tomorrow. I’ll sand it all down and probably put another coat d...

Dan_Smullen wrote: ↑Wed Feb 05, 2020 9:28 pm Mobility is good!

No problems lifting the hull off the jig?

Nope, the wife and I was able to lift it off after I removed a few molds.

Built a rolling stand so I can move the OB out for sanding. Made my life easier and my garage less dusty.

Thanks all for your kind words! Going to sand the high spots this week and go over the boat with some 100grit in preparation for filling; Any pointers?

How'd it turn out? How long did it take you to glass it? We finished in about 3.5 hours. Had my Wife mixing for the first couple of pours and my son was helping me with the glass as we had to fold it back to epoxy the bottom and then put the glass back over it to finish pouring... Was a fun Saturda...

Fuzz wrote: ↑Thu Dec 12, 2019 2:36 pm That does look good. That is going to be a long glassing day but worth it to get it done in one shot.

Yes it will be hah. I’ve got to pick a weekend morning and try to get it all knocked out. Going to try and convince the wife to help me out.

Much better. Now to plan a morning to get it all laminated.