I found this attachment for sanding with a drill. Works pretty well in areas like the recess for the hatch.
Before I started working on the deck again I decided that I wanted a way to access the compartment around the fish box since it was completely enclosed and foamed in. This port was installed in the bilge area that will take a water tight deck plate so that I can air it out from time to time and access if if necessary. The overcut was filled with 5200 before the deck plate went in.
The drain fittings that will flow to the scuppers were installed and bedded in 5200.
Instead of using the 2" tape I mentioned earlier I opted for 6" strips of 1708. I wanted to make sure I had a good bond on the edges of the deck.
After making the connnection to the forward deck transition.
Next I decided to install the transom cap permanently. I took some measurements and there were a few areas that had to be built up to make a good connection. You can see the strips of cloth that I used to do this.
After setting the cap in a bed of cabosil I used concrete blocks to keep it stationary until everything set up.
Next I turned my attention back to the top cap. I was able to obtain about 20 gallons of Polyester Resin for free and plan on using it to fabricate the remaining parts that I will need. This was my first time using it and everything seems to have went OK. I mixed up a test batch the day before.
I didn't know if this would work but what I'm trying to accomplish is to close in the interior bow portion of the top cap so that I can install hatches for storage.
I used hardi board that was waxed and coated with PVA. I laid out out the cloth pattern that I was looking for and then wet out the first two layers of woven roven and 1708.
Once this cloth had gotten tacky I wet out the inside edge of the existing top cap and installed the board and secured with dry wall screws. Next I started glassing additional layers from the other side to eventually sandwich the exisitng glass from both sides.
After the glass had set up I peeled back the hardi board and was pretty happy with the preliminary results. Plenty of cleanup to do but none of this will be seen.
