More of the same stuff going on this weekend. I have to say I'm getting tired of glass work. The only consolence I give myself was that it was too windy to go fishing anyway so I may as well be working on the boat.
A marathon hatch session:
A couple pics showing the molds for the 5 hatches that were left to be fabricated. The two bigger ones will go on the casting deck while the three smaller ones are for the transom cap.
Pre cutting the coring to fit. The three smaller ones are non weight bearing so they will not get any coring.
This is the modeling compound that I've been using for the radius's.
It has a waxy composition so it smooths out really well and you can prime or just glass over it without it being effected by the resin. I just push it into the corners.
and smooth it out with a spoon and my fingers
a shot showing the finished edge
Once ready the molds were waxed and duratec primer is applied.
While the primer is still a little tacky I start the lay up. I like to take some cloth tape and cut some little squares to put into the corners of the mold. Then tape the rest of the way around.
Once the edge's and corners are wet out then I start putting down the matt. The mold gets 2-3 layers of matt. Strips of matt are also applied around the mold edges and corners.
Over the matt goes 2 layers of 1708. I let this all set up and then apply the coring.
A final layer of 1708 over that
The hatches pop out of the mold easily. The modeling compound can be reused.
checking that everything fits
I've shown these areas before were I faired the area under the gunnel cap were my panels came to an abrupt end.
Today I glassed over the fairing compound to prevent any cracking. It was a royal PIA. I had to mask the entire boat and then laying on my side I put a layer of matt over the
filler.
I'll feel better now knowing that there is glass over these areas.
The transom has been faired and sanded over and over again. Today I put a thin coat of primer over it so blemishes will stand out better. It's getting there but there are still a
few small spots that need attention. Fairing a transom is a lot like taking a trip into Never Never Land.
were I left off this evening
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