Eric's C21

[Eric1]

I used to let it pile up on the shop floor....until the wife got mad after I tracked it into the house.

You know the rules. If Momma ain't Happy, No ones Happy!

[Eric1]

Limited progress today. Started out taking Youngest daughter Judy to DMV for her third attempt at passing her Permit test.
She's really studied hard for this.
Third time is a charm!!


Very Proud of her. She was so happy she was shaking!
Then went to pick up other daughter. We're expecting Very severe weather today. With both them being on spring break I didn't want her home alone.
Weatherman was saying large hail and good conditions for tornadoes so I brought them to work with me. So far so good just thunderstorms.

I started sanding some of yesterdays fill. started on underside of spray rail. This is at transom, looks pretty nice.



Then moved forward to bow. I found the last four feet is sanding like it did not finish curing. I'm giving it until tomorrow to cure but I have doubts. Quick Fair has not given me any issues so far, I mixed two tiny (15 gram batches yesterday) this was the last one I mixed. I may have botched the mix? From the paper forward is sanding like hard rubber. I had two batches of micro balloon mix act this way, but they cured out after a couple of days.



Finally I put down a test batch with left over quick fair from filling the last strake. I used a piece of PVC pipe to pull a fillet. It think it will do just fine.

[Huntsabunch]

Eric, have you decided what kind of primer you are going to use?
Ken

[Eric1]

Eric, have you decided what kind of primer you are going to use?
Ken

Yea, I have 2 gallons of System Three that Boat Builder Central sells.
Ken, give me an hour or so. I'm leaving work and I have to pick up some groceries. Didn't want to start a dialogue and you think I was not interested.
Thank Man

[topwater]

Looking good I have used both the System Three and the EMC high build primer and like the System Three better.

[Eric1]

Looking good I have used both the System Three and the EMC high build primer and like the System Three better.

Thanks for that. That builds confidence!

[Eric1]

I checked the Quick Fair I found yesterday. I either screwed the batch up or I may have had some laquer thinner on my hands. It will not set up.



Even though this blows like a northeast wind, it has to come off.

[topwater]

Mr Murphy rears his ugly head

[Eric1]

Mr Murphy rears his ugly head

It never fails, Murphy show up with no invite. I kicked him off the boat though.
What was that Kinks song??

https://youtu.be/Lqil8_JFCVU

[Huntsabunch]

I have a small digital scale (sealed inside a ziplock bag for protection) and mix my quick fair by weight rather than volume. I assume you are doing that since your posts reference the weight of your batches. As long as your calculations are correct your batch will be also. You've got to be pretty good at math because a machinist who is bad math would have a very large scrap pile, and I don't see one of those sitting around your shop.