1972 23' cc project

[fat2nawilly]

finaly got something done.made the mold out of scrap plywood and 2x4's. it wasnt perfectly smooth when i pulled it out but not to bad for my first time with the mold making.hopefully I can get it glassed in and do a little fairing on it this weekend.

[Blue_Heron]

Looks pretty good to me. Turned out pretty smooth and released from the mold. You gotta be happy with that. What is the white material you lined the mold with?
Dave

[KenB]

Looks great.

[fat2nawilly]

it was a $11 piece of panel board (mdf)thats about a 1/8'' thick, the white side was painted realy smooth so all i did was wax it with some mothers and it turned out pretty good for me.

[Blue_Heron]

it was a $11 piece of panel board (mdf)thats about a 1/8'' thick, the white side was painted realy smooth so all i did was wax it with some mothers and it turned out pretty good for me.

I looked at that stuff at Lowes and ended up going with the 3/16 masonite (tempered hardboard). I had to spray it with Lacquer to get the surface I wanted. Does the coated stuff give you a smooth enough surface that you could gelcoat it and skip most of the fairing? I may try it for my next mold.

Dave

[fat2nawilly]

yea I think you probaly could get away with it. Its not as smooth as a piece of glass but if you were to take your time with the edges and the waxing then I bet you it would work.

[fat2nawilly]

So my progress has been slow but I have managed to get a little done lately.I was able to cut out some more of the floor and patch the big hole on the inside.I used 4 layers of 1708 mat. hopefully I can get the outside done this weekend.I had used a 2x4 screwed to a peice of 3/4'' plywood to keep the hull side straight when I glassed it up. I also had some time to get the front vents filled to. (sorry guys but I just like the smooth look a little better) Then on saturday when it was raining off and on and I couldnt get any glass work done i decided to get out the pressure washer and try to get some of the old bottom paint off. some of it came off good and other spots theres still a good amount left on there. I guess Im gonna have to sand it. I also had picked up this fighting station from my neighbor this weekend for free, not bad huh I'm thinking about painting it white. has anyone painted stainless before?? any suggestions would be great.thanks

[Fr. Frank]

Stainless is better poweder-coated, I think.

[fat2nawilly]

Fr.frank, thanks for the tip. i will look into the powder coating.

[fat2nawilly]

I started sanding the bracket well over a month ago,this past weekend I was finally able to finish it and get it in primer. so then when it was dry I just had to put it up there to see how it was going to look.