Progress still continues... glassing supplies came today!
I have the deck the fuel tank sits on cut out of 1/2” ply. I need cut/router a small angle along the edge of the length where it rests on the hull each side. I’ll give it a coat of resin and a layer of csm on the back, then it’ll be ready to PB and glass in.
Transom core is nearly complete as well. 2 layers of 3/4” glued with tite bond III and clamped/screwed together. Let it dry overnight last night. Today I dry fitted the transom core and marks the key hole, scupper holes, and tow hook holes. These will all be great places for clamping. I need to find a 1 1/2” long straight edge router bit for a 1/4” chuck to smooth out the key hole and drain hole cuts. The jig saw isn’t cutting straight through both layers very evenly. It wants to keep cutting at a slight angle. I left extra material on both to smooth when I can find the right router bit. I guess I could just make a pass from each side but I’m kinda squirrelly with my router. :lol:
Even after templating out of cardboard, I still was in and out of the boat with the first layer 20 times to get the fit just right. Nothing is square or even. The keyhole and drain are about 1/16” to starboard from center for starters. I cut the garboard drain area out after getting the overall shap of the core right and cut the opening dead center on the core. When I put the core back in to mark up the other holes, I realized I was 1/16” off to starboard with it. No biggie, I’ll cut it slightly larger to even out and the area will be filled with PB anyways. (I could probably just leave it slightly off but it’ll annoy me.)
Glad I didn’t cut anything else! I was tired of climbing up and down out of the boat and tried saving a trip.
More progress and pics later this week! I can smell the poly resin and I’m getting excited.
Here is where I left off with he transom core. Gonna try a few places for that router bit tomorrow. Worst case, I’ll make a pass from each side with the shorter bit I have to even out the keyhole. This side in the picture is aft. The forward side edg is rounded over with a round over bit.
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Ciera 2450, on Flickr