I must like punishing myself

[flyingfrizzle]

I like the idea with the console and using the engine hatch!

[billythekid]

got the coring all dry fitted , it took 7 4'x4' sheets to cut and fit everything with enough left over to do the hatches. I put corelite down where the console and leaning post will be mounted.








after everything is dry fitted, I mark everything to make it easy to reinstall after the I apply the divelette putty.







I ran out of putty and have to get more tomorrow. I got the back half of the boat all puttied into place.

[FLexpat]

I am REALLY glad you decided to finish this and not sell it. Seeing the craftsmanship of your work is awesome - please keep up the documentation - I have a lot to learn.

[billythekid]

guys thank you for the motivation.

lord that console is bad ass, I hope mine can look that good when its finished. does the livewell pressurized?


got all the coring done and back filled around the hatches with deck putty and layed th final layer of mat,roving

here you can see the trawl lines for the devilette putty this is how to bed the coring.



my multimaster has seen been days






still maintaining the 1/4" crown





I alright I saw my masons using these to fill the cracks between the bricks and I thought I would try them, got them from home depot for a couple bucks apiece. they really worked well for controlled putty, filleting



this is the easiest way I found to fill them








nice and smooth with no goobers or spillage

[billythekid]

here is the laminating, I had my buddy over to help, I had the glass all cut and clamped, resin in the buckets, rollers on and it took 45 minutes to lay it up. gonna pop it off tomorrow afternoon.