Thanks for the encouragement, guys. I keep telling myself it will all be worth the effort when I’m done. Seems like at the rate I’m going, that should be sometime in 2015. Terry, any time you want to drop in to provide immoral support, the beer's on me.
Anyway, here’s another update.
A wise man once said to me,
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Are you going to bite the bullet and make the cabin door entry with the little flip up thingy so you don't bang your noggin on the way in? Seems like a necessity now that you have raised the deck.
strick
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I have to thank strick for suggesting this, because I probably wouldn’t have thought of it myself until I was done and banging my noggin. Having decided to bite the bullet, I needed to get the cutout for the flip up thingy done before I can finish fairing and painting the top cap. So here goes:
Cutout prepped for hatch lip:
Mold for hatch lip:
Mold sprayed with clear lacquer, clay fillets applied, and then sprayed with PVA:
Gelcoat applied:
Part popped from the mold:
Laminated in place:
And the rough edges sanded off. Still needs a little fairing/sanding and then 454 primer:
This fiberglass fabrication is a lot of fun, but it’s pretty time consuming. With the deck box done and the flip up thingy cut out, I can either focus on below deck plumbing and rigging tubes, or finish fairing, priming, and painting the cockpit and top cap.
Dave