well I got my 1/2" balsa in and decided that was the next thing I wanted to attack.
I decided to leave the balsa 2.5" down from the top of the hull, I made a mark all the way around the hull and started to dry fit the balsa. Marking the top and side and numbered them . I dry fitted to 3ft short of the bow. Balsa cuts easy with either a razor blade or small jig saw
I decided the set the balsa in Divilette putty which is used to bond coring material to fiberglass.
Divilett putty is an absolute mess to deal with its like light soupy coolwhip. It get kicked with mekp just like poly resin.
I use a 1/4 tile trawl to apply it. just like a tile guy.
After I trawl out the area for the panel I lightly wet out the back of the balsa that is to set against the divilette putty. Not many action shots here as my hands were covered in this crap.
|