After coming up from the basement tonight, I was trying to remember how long I've been working on the boat. Turns out I started it a little over four years ago. Might be a record to longest boat to build... But, that's life! I'm not stressing over it. Though I do need to get it finished soon, I'm not going to rush and half ass it.
Tash got home last Wednesday for her week off, and we planned to start the glassing process right away. Life had other plans, so it kept getting delayed. She heads back on Wednesday for another two weeks work, so I really wanted to get the bottom done before she left. It takes a minimum 3 hours of cure time, between coats (probably longer in my garage cause its a little cold. If its allowed to fully cure in between coats, you have to resurface the layer to allow a good bond. Because of other life issues today, we never got the wet out on the glass done until 8:00 tonight. Going to need a good three coats to fill the glass. anyone good at basic math, knows I've got a long night ahead of me. With a busy week starting a work tomorrow, may not have been the best week to start glassing. lol.
Not much to tell in the details. Over the past few weeks I've been finishing up the touch ups that needed to be done, and filling any gaps. Then I sanded the entire boat, with 80 grit paper. 60 grit on the thicker epoxy filled spots, then back to 80. Any finer then that, looks a lot nicer, but doesn't allow the glass to bong to wood very well. After sanding, I wash the entire boat with a damp cloth to remove all the dust. Which also gave me the first look of what the finished boat should look like. enjoy!
Tash got home last Wednesday for her week off, and we planned to start the glassing process right away. Life had other plans, so it kept getting delayed. She heads back on Wednesday for another two weeks work, so I really wanted to get the bottom done before she left. It takes a minimum 3 hours of cure time, between coats (probably longer in my garage cause its a little cold. If its allowed to fully cure in between coats, you have to resurface the layer to allow a good bond. Because of other life issues today, we never got the wet out on the glass done until 8:00 tonight. Going to need a good three coats to fill the glass. anyone good at basic math, knows I've got a long night ahead of me. With a busy week starting a work tomorrow, may not have been the best week to start glassing. lol.
Not much to tell in the details. Over the past few weeks I've been finishing up the touch ups that needed to be done, and filling any gaps. Then I sanded the entire boat, with 80 grit paper. 60 grit on the thicker epoxy filled spots, then back to 80. Any finer then that, looks a lot nicer, but doesn't allow the glass to bong to wood very well. After sanding, I wash the entire boat with a damp cloth to remove all the dust. Which also gave me the first look of what the finished boat should look like. enjoy!