Here We Go Again

[strick]

I'm starting to feel burnt out and I'm having to force myself to work on the boat....staying up late into the evening. The only thing keeping me going is that I'm starting to see some light at the end of the tunnel. I ran out of Brandy and drank my last beer today. I'm ready for another one of Fellowships Pep Talks.

I've been a glassing fool lately. The transom cap is glassed to the hull inside and out. shot showing the inside floor.



On the outer perimeter cabosil was used to fill the gap you see and then ran over some of the rough edges to smooth them out so the glass will contour better.



couple shots showing the rear. I glassed in the notch with several layers of 2 ounce matt.



Where I'm doing most of my work.



I'll be having a 30x30 shop built next to this in a couple months with a breeze way connecting to this 18x30 carport. It will have two 10'x10' roll up doors and a cement slab. No more of this working in the dirt crap.

I poped out the plastic pieces that were used to hold in place the fiberglass backing to fill in the areas of the gunnel cap.



These areas were then preped for glass to be added to the outside.



Extra glass added. It's strong as heck now. This glass is 1/4 inch thick.



I made some measurements and used a straight edge and a grinder to cut the uneven gunnel.




I wanted the glass to flow evenly from the cap thru the side supports and to the floor to I layed up some heavy matt on waxed plastic FRP and pressed it into the preped side supports.



Last piece of the gunnel held in the proper position with some cleats.



I wanted the raised edge on this piece to kinda faid away as it approached the transom cap.



preped for glass





52 gallon gas tank



I have about 3/4 inch clearance from the bottom of were the floor sits. This is counting the fuel tank supports that will be under the tank. I may have to get creative here down the road.



I used the grinder to clean up the bilge



The tank will sit on 6 Six inch wide 1/2 inch strips of plywood that will be glassed to place. Here is a pic of the bottom of the strips glassed and ready to be set into place.



The glass was left long so it can be ran up the sides of the stringers. There is a layer of 1708 glassing the top of the wood to the stringers as well.



When this sets up I will finish glassing the top surface. Thats it for now.


strick