Cvincent's PH18

[LGF]

PS, what did you use to fill up the temporary dams for your reverse chines?

[cvincent]

LGF, I used a mixture of wood flour, milled fibers, and fumed silica. This mixture was difficult to sand/shape, but I wanted a very hard chine. I spent the weekend sanding the high areas and shaping with a long board. If I did this again, I would consider using plywood cut at an angle like others here have done instead of using a dam with epoxy.

[cvincent]

It was 90degrees this afternoon so I attempted to post cure the outside lamination on the transom. I used 2 electric heaters and a tarp and tried not to start a fire. I was only able to get the temperature in the tent up to 110degrees. I need to pick up a heater with more output and try again. I am debating adding a 2nd layer of 12oz biaxial to the bottom panel, but I am not certain that it is necessary.



Picture of one of the reverse chines with dam removed and some shaping.

[willg]

Looks real nice and clean. Congrats!

[Wouter]

Looking good. Keep it up!

[Jeff]

Agree, you are really making some good progress!! Jeff

[cvincent]

I started filling the weave, the first coat went on Sunday. I used a loose slurry of epoxy and microballoons for the first round. I will most probably sand and do 4 more rounds of microballoons, then switch to quickfair to fill lows, then high build primer.

[pee wee]

That looks textbook perfect! Thanks for sharing, looking good. What are you using to sand, longboard?

[Jeff]

Cvincent, really nice work!!! Jeff

[cvincent]

Yes, I am using longboards for sanding. I will switch to a RO sander to finish up once I have the lows filled in. Thanks