Re: 14' Larivee restore
Oh my...where do I start to update ya'll? Well, again, let me tell you how encouraging your last posts were. Gave me great initiative to keep on truckin'. So a few days after my last post, I attempted(heavy accent on attempted) to lay one full piece of 1708 up the deck, transom to bow. M-I-S-T-A-K-E!! Now don't get me wrong, I absolutely love working with 1708, but had too big of a piece & too many "oh craps" to accomplish anything more than a lot of glass & resin in the garbage. First of all, I had specifically gone to get a piece almost exactly(within a few inches) of the length I needed. When I unrolled it, was short nearly a foot. Grrr! to my local supply store. Second, my new scissors from Harbor Freight that I only used once, wouldn't cut a woodpeckers feather. Third, when I pre-poured my resin out into several containers to be ready for the layup, unknown to me until too late, there was a crack in the pour spot that I pulled up out of the bucket, and you can guess what my garage floor looked like after that dumped about a quart of resin. So, in regards to the deck, I ended up throwing in the white towel at about the half way mark & starting later with another piece of glass. Just too much for this old girl to do all at once. It was catastrophic that day, but by the next, I had then laid over the deck puzzle pieces of 1708, CSM down one side, across the deck, & up the other side. MUCH easier lay-ups. So we are all glassed in. I guess I'll post a pic or two, but you all know what that looks like. Now for the really bad news. Had an occupational injury this week. Possibility I tore up tendon in my thumb, right hand, of course. MRI yesterday. Hand surgeon on Monday. Possible surgery. This could grossly slow down this build. Poop! Wood-did you have a crystal ball when you posted that "thumbs up" in your post couple weeks ago? Seems if I remember correctly, you were set back during your build with a knee problem. Man it's just hell to get old.
You get an idea how I used the piece of scrap from cutting the deck to just re-fit back in. I flapped a bit off the back of it so it laid somewhat flat, but with just a slight tilt up so any water would drain toward center. Plus I used a fair amount of PB to achieve a more natural look as if it were the original hull design. 
This is jus the forward piece of deck tabbed in minus the pucks for pouring foam. I added a few more holes after this pic for relief.
Just another angle of my puzzle piece.
The bow eye wood came out excellent. One of my finest glassing demos. Not often you can run your bare hand over what you glassed without getting a nib or splinter. Just need to drill out & she'll be strong...like bull. FYI-this will be covered by that little cap that will go back on the bow.
This is just a bird's eye deck-level pic of the port side area that I pieced in. Haven't done any sanding or such as deck glass not in yet. Kinda dirty in there, but other than that, very pleased with how it came out. Also got the bilge tabbed in, but forgot the pic.
These are the 1" x 2" pieces I am currently PB filleting in & glassing. Tedious, yet necessary work. I got on a roll last nite about 10p.m & got them almost completed. 
Just another deck view of those side pieces I put in. Very pleased of how they look before deck glass goes down. 
And one final look from deck level up towards bow.
So, mission this week is to finish side rail PB & tabbing(not much left but work gonna get in my way). Then make sure everything is sanded down nice, deck & sides, ready to receive deck glass. I was thinking of one layer 1708, transom to bow to fit deck. Then finish with CSM down one side, across deck, then up other side to once again tie in & firm up sides. Well, there you have it fellas. Slow & steady wins the race, right? Although I was hoping to have her flipped 2 wks ago, I am glad I am getting this work done now. New goal-ready to flip by the end of this wknd???????(girl gotta have a dream!!)
Chance today to update my status...Well, as you know, nightmare glassing attempt with the 1708 on the deck. You can see the "before" of the glass. Trust me, didn't end up all going on. Had to rip up forward half before it kicked. Just too big for me to handle. No worries, though. Pieced it in & then csm over & it's all good(see other pic). The corner pieces I fabricated some weeks ago. They are ready to go in, but the thumb may hold me back for just a while. Good news today at hand doc...no torn tendon, only inflamed. I have "trigger thumb". Got a cortisone shot today(hurt like son of a gun). Hopefully, it will respond within next few weeks or...possible quick 10 minute surgery to snip something in there. Lol...I fix boats...not thumbs! Anyway, this is where I'm at..Woody-thought you would like the "2 thumbs up" pic...well maybe 1 1/2 thumbs up!! Cheers..
I need to glass the tops of these. What are my options? Here's what I was thinking...could/should I router/round top corners so I can put some csm over? Can I somehow clamp on each side "something" just a hair above & fill in the trench nice & even with maybe resin/cabosil/microballoons, pulling off the "something" before it sticks to it? Then sand/round it off slightly? Really hoping to get some input on this, maybe even a better idea..at this point, looking for something not to labor intensive(power tool) on the thumb. Thanks....
