Console
Next step was glassing the console to the deck. First we gel coated the interior while it was off the boat. We didn't do any fairing on the inside of the console we just sanded down the glass to rough up the surface and knocked down any sharp areas. We left a few inches bare on the bottom to accept the tabs from the inside.
To fasten the console to the deck we first started with a "Hull n Deck" filet on the interior and exterior. Mixed up a big batch and threw it in a mason bag. These are great for when you have a lot of filets, it makes the application so much faster. Night and day from how we did the filets on the strings a few years back pushing the putty around with squeegees and then smoothing it out. Even for small areas we have been using ziplock bags and just cutting a hole in the corner seems to work well.
Anyways, next we tabbed the entire footprint of the console with two layers of either 1708 or 1700 depending on what scraps we had laying around. The only part that didn't get a tab was inside the console furthest forward of the livewell where we had no access. This area did get a filet though. To finish we put some fairing on the tabs and another coat over the outside.
Inside the console we have rigging tubes coming though the deck in the aft corners. Then there are two more openings in the deck where the fuel fill/vent and livewell fill, overflow and drain will pass though.
Further down the road we'll hopefully add a radar arch to the console and it should support it well. Fells Solid.
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