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[dirtwheelsfl]

Always bittersweet to cover all that work up!

[Bigshrimpin]

wow. Nice clean work!!

[wattaway2]

Very impressive work

[steel686]

Originally Posted by dirtwheelsfl

Always bittersweet to cover all that work up!

We know it’s there. That was my first thought as I was scrolling up. Flanges to underside of deck and stringer cuts are too nice to cover. I’ll be disappointed if I ever buy anything new.

[strick]

Yea I think I would rather have Dirt build me one then buy a new boat...nice work

strick

[dirtwheelsfl]

Originally Posted by strick

Yea I think I would rather have Dirt build me one then buy a new boat...nice work

strick

Im trying like hell to get out of building em and get into inspecting em! With any luck this will be the last one. Besides the 27 but thats a personal project...

[dirtwheelsfl]

Not much visually different but thatll change when the cap/deck gets laid up...

Sideboxes will serve as bilge ventilation (the bottoms are totally open to bilge), rigging chases, place for speakers, midship cleats, etc..

If theres fairing compound on it, it was done wet on wet after glassing. Such a time saver!

[TMala]

Dirt; so you lay down your last glass and immediately take some fairing compound over it, good idea cuts down on sanding in between! What instrument do you prefer to lay down the compound and what kind of fairing compound do you like?

[dirtwheelsfl]

Originally Posted by TMala

Dirt; so you lay down your last glass and immediately take some fairing compound over it, good idea cuts down on sanding in between! What instrument do you prefer to lay down the compound and what kind of fairing compound do you like?

I wait an hour or so and let the layup gel so the glass doesnt move around. I just use metal blades, 12 & 6 inch. Never been good with the plastic ones, hell im not very good with the metal ones either. Thats just an end of the day preliminary slop-on...

Ill switch to awlfair for everything else. The stuff i make is just cabosil and microballoons, with an emphasis on the microballoons.

[TMala]

Looks good to me! Thanks for the help I will give it a try