1986 19' Atlantic rebuild

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Fuzz wrote: Sat May 07, 2022 9:35 pm If I guy did not mind or wanted a little higher deck 1 inch or 1.5 inch nidacore would make a damn nice deck for not much more money. Might even be close to break even as 1.5 inch would not need a lot of glass on it.
I’m sure if I was paying retail that would hold absolutely true. My business account with local marine ply dealer is just too good to pass up. Definitely thought about it though! Maybe my next project I’ll indulge on some nicer materials

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You glassing the bottom of the half inch deck?
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fallguy1000 wrote: Sun May 08, 2022 12:20 pm You glassing the bottom of the half inch deck?
Correct. One layer of 1708. Fir so really going to make sure everything is glassed: top, sides and bottoms of everything exposed and otherwise.

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Well sealed ply is a permanent material.
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Re: 1986 19' Atlantic rebuild

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Any downsides to filleting with silica/cabosil as opposed to wood flour?

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Well, I always fillet and tape same day because silica sands hard.

Silica is not hygroscopic, wood is, but wood-epoxy mix is pretty waterproof as the epoxy seals the wood..
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fallguy1000 wrote: Mon May 09, 2022 8:34 pm Well, I always fillet and tape same day because silica sands hard.

Silica is not hygroscopic, wood is, but wood-epoxy mix is pretty waterproof as the epoxy seals the wood..
Definitely gonna be working wet on wet. I just have plenty of fumed silica and just not sure I need the wood flour as a thickening agent. Not like this is an all wooden boat and worried about appearance because everything is gonna be hidden or painted with non skid

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That will work just fine. Just do like Fallguy said and work wet on wet where you can. Anything that saves picking up the sander is a good thing :D

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I really hate sanding. I hate sanding fillets more.

I sanded both hull cabins over the last week. Now some fairing to make the walls so they can't cut you.

Looks dungeony in my pic, but under a tent on a cloudy day. There is a window in the bunk area with smoked glass.

Lotsa wet on wet taped fillets in here.
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Looks good FG!!! Jeff

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