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Re: hull extension in progress with picks
Re: hull extension in progress with picks
ok....i think we are up to most of last nights work......
prepping the deck for gellcoating.
OH....before i forget.....the deck was...at that point...offically down and in permanant........that meant i could cross off the list of things i had written down a few weeks ago.....the list was supposed to be a one day job....
there is still two things on the list i need to do......lift the cap....and add the backing plate for the hull/cap rivets.....(ill be using stainless bolts instead)
with the deck all buttoned down and fully tabbed in place......i wanted to add a layer of gellcoat to the floor.....this is just to protect the deck from top side water intrusion, and to provide a cleanable surface for when im killing fish......(dont want blood and guts on the carpet)
i needed to make the deck totally smooth......any minior high spots were ground down. the edges of the big 1708 were ground and more or less feathered back. the glass was given a light sanding. during this time i aslo "felt" the floor with a gloved hand to make sure there were no snags...just smooth deck
then i forgot that the ski and beer hatches had not recieved there final finishing layers of glass......
so again the csm was cut...with a layer of veil.
both the locker and the cooler were prepped.
when i was at the store earlier in the week i had found some old gellcoat i had kicking around....it was white....so....it was mixed with oops suder dooper mixer for 15 mins....then mixed with some more current gellcoat.and blended for another 10 mins.....i just made a rig,,,and hung the drill with the egg beater in it in the can and hit lock on the trigger and opened a beer !
as with glassing....every surface needs to be cleaned and prepped....so on my hands and knees with a rag and some aceitone.....i swabbed the deck.
then it was painting time !
Re: hull extension in progress with picks
ok....i think we are up to most of last nights work......
prepping the deck for gellcoating.
OH....before i forget.....the deck was...at that point...offically down and in permanant........that meant i could cross off the list of things i had written down a few weeks ago.....the list was supposed to be a one day job....
there is still two things on the list i need to do......lift the cap....and add the backing plate for the hull/cap rivets.....(ill be using stainless bolts instead)
with the deck all buttoned down and fully tabbed in place......i wanted to add a layer of gellcoat to the floor.....this is just to protect the deck from top side water intrusion, and to provide a cleanable surface for when im killing fish......(dont want blood and guts on the carpet)
i needed to make the deck totally smooth......any minior high spots were ground down. the edges of the big 1708 were ground and more or less feathered back. the glass was given a light sanding. during this time i aslo "felt" the floor with a gloved hand to make sure there were no snags...just smooth deck
then i forgot that the ski and beer hatches had not recieved there final finishing layers of glass......
so again the csm was cut...with a layer of veil.
both the locker and the cooler were prepped.
when i was at the store earlier in the week i had found some old gellcoat i had kicking around....it was white....so....it was mixed with oops suder dooper mixer for 15 mins....then mixed with some more current gellcoat.and blended for another 10 mins.....i just made a rig,,,and hung the drill with the egg beater in it in the can and hit lock on the trigger and opened a beer !
as with glassing....every surface needs to be cleaned and prepped....so on my hands and knees with a rag and some aceitone.....i swabbed the deck.
then it was painting time !
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