Drivewayboater2
Petty Officer 1st Class
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Update 6-29
another project that needed attention. The aft locker was toast. I removed that a couple years ago. After removing the rotted wood i made a template out of cardboard. So today I decided to tackle this and use polyester instead of epoxy. Learning curve here. Here’s the locker empty with the old wood shelf removed.
![BC4BCD4B-B2F4-4D10-8D5D-69FBE92C6A76.jpeg BC4BCD4B-B2F4-4D10-8D5D-69FBE92C6A76.jpeg](https://forums.iboats.com/data/attachments/399/399881-9e27c385443676f6d229e3fca7138793.jpg)
![6694686B-2AD2-47F1-9FD4-9609174A8A13.jpeg 6694686B-2AD2-47F1-9FD4-9609174A8A13.jpeg](https://forums.iboats.com/data/attachments/399/399882-6bf29298f932bb2c6124d5e54625fd2c.jpg)
![395EC3F3-3859-45A1-8833-1301C247EC86.jpeg 395EC3F3-3859-45A1-8833-1301C247EC86.jpeg](https://forums.iboats.com/data/attachments/399/399883-6cf670ff43864576be56de8ec55b7abb.jpg)
after several test fits I got the new wood fitted
![677D65EB-0C2D-41ED-81EF-1A11D99DB564.jpeg 677D65EB-0C2D-41ED-81EF-1A11D99DB564.jpeg](https://forums.iboats.com/data/attachments/399/399884-494fd979373d8333bf21a6a7e2dfdd59.jpg)
![CF47CB97-D5CB-497B-84FA-D8CFB9FD00C9.jpeg CF47CB97-D5CB-497B-84FA-D8CFB9FD00C9.jpeg](https://forums.iboats.com/data/attachments/399/399885-3af3358713056dedea6047be9efd2292.jpg)
first time using polyester resin… I’m a epoxy guy…. This was stinky and wow work time was speedy. Happy with the results tho.
Both sides of the locker floor treated with resin and a layer of csm.
![A6AB24B3-6C45-4AE2-90FB-2118719DAB47.jpeg A6AB24B3-6C45-4AE2-90FB-2118719DAB47.jpeg](https://forums.iboats.com/data/attachments/399/399886-75ce7e4f6719115d5ce2b34b3afca47c.jpg)
![F0B50ACE-1011-4B1E-822E-B384F90F8A41.jpeg F0B50ACE-1011-4B1E-822E-B384F90F8A41.jpeg](https://forums.iboats.com/data/attachments/399/399887-8691027047ae3985ed58a1906c1a95a7.jpg)
getting ready to trim the excess cloth off.
final look after trimming excess.
![A2D6D400-0145-48C3-BA5A-4396845349BE.jpeg A2D6D400-0145-48C3-BA5A-4396845349BE.jpeg](https://forums.iboats.com/data/attachments/399/399888-146e58274fa23f09731dae1c0e3a11aa.jpg)
came out nice.. first time using polyester was interesting
hope I can install the shelf tomorrow…
progress is progress. Plugging away at it.
another project that needed attention. The aft locker was toast. I removed that a couple years ago. After removing the rotted wood i made a template out of cardboard. So today I decided to tackle this and use polyester instead of epoxy. Learning curve here. Here’s the locker empty with the old wood shelf removed.
![BC4BCD4B-B2F4-4D10-8D5D-69FBE92C6A76.jpeg BC4BCD4B-B2F4-4D10-8D5D-69FBE92C6A76.jpeg](https://forums.iboats.com/data/attachments/399/399881-9e27c385443676f6d229e3fca7138793.jpg)
![6694686B-2AD2-47F1-9FD4-9609174A8A13.jpeg 6694686B-2AD2-47F1-9FD4-9609174A8A13.jpeg](https://forums.iboats.com/data/attachments/399/399882-6bf29298f932bb2c6124d5e54625fd2c.jpg)
![395EC3F3-3859-45A1-8833-1301C247EC86.jpeg 395EC3F3-3859-45A1-8833-1301C247EC86.jpeg](https://forums.iboats.com/data/attachments/399/399883-6cf670ff43864576be56de8ec55b7abb.jpg)
after several test fits I got the new wood fitted
![677D65EB-0C2D-41ED-81EF-1A11D99DB564.jpeg 677D65EB-0C2D-41ED-81EF-1A11D99DB564.jpeg](https://forums.iboats.com/data/attachments/399/399884-494fd979373d8333bf21a6a7e2dfdd59.jpg)
![CF47CB97-D5CB-497B-84FA-D8CFB9FD00C9.jpeg CF47CB97-D5CB-497B-84FA-D8CFB9FD00C9.jpeg](https://forums.iboats.com/data/attachments/399/399885-3af3358713056dedea6047be9efd2292.jpg)
first time using polyester resin… I’m a epoxy guy…. This was stinky and wow work time was speedy. Happy with the results tho.
Both sides of the locker floor treated with resin and a layer of csm.
![A6AB24B3-6C45-4AE2-90FB-2118719DAB47.jpeg A6AB24B3-6C45-4AE2-90FB-2118719DAB47.jpeg](https://forums.iboats.com/data/attachments/399/399886-75ce7e4f6719115d5ce2b34b3afca47c.jpg)
![F0B50ACE-1011-4B1E-822E-B384F90F8A41.jpeg F0B50ACE-1011-4B1E-822E-B384F90F8A41.jpeg](https://forums.iboats.com/data/attachments/399/399887-8691027047ae3985ed58a1906c1a95a7.jpg)
getting ready to trim the excess cloth off.
final look after trimming excess.
![A2D6D400-0145-48C3-BA5A-4396845349BE.jpeg A2D6D400-0145-48C3-BA5A-4396845349BE.jpeg](https://forums.iboats.com/data/attachments/399/399888-146e58274fa23f09731dae1c0e3a11aa.jpg)
came out nice.. first time using polyester was interesting
hope I can install the shelf tomorrow…
progress is progress. Plugging away at it.