Its nice to be dusty again

After ignoring the deck moulds muffled screams for the last 2 weeks, I was finally able to get out to the shop and get my dust on. Started sanding with the fairing board and after a couple hours things where starting to look pretty good. Its got a nice overall shape going, but still lots of little flat and sunken spots ( the shiny patches in the picture above).



Another quick goo application before bed. My bendy card skills are getting better and better, I'm starting to be able to apply a nice even layer of goo, which really helps when its time to sand it all smooth. Should be ready for more sanding in a couple days.

I'm back

After 2 weeks away from the boat taking care of business and family related "stuff", I'm back and so ready to get to it..............updates should be coming this weekend.

Let the gooey games begin

I did a little more sanding and truing of the rough edges in preparation for everybody's favorite game.......


Application of plasticy balloon goo.

Its getting warmer in the garage, so I actually had to go pretty quick compared to the dead of winter. Tomorrow I start filling the shop with epoxy dust again.

Back to wood.

I spent last night and the first part of today sanding the rest of the fiberglass on the hull plug, so now the whole thing is sanded and ready for a coat of Duratec.


A close up shot of the plug. I sanded a lot but left a little texture in the glass, a little something extra for the Duratec to stick to. (Its a sandable filling primer, I could have not sanded at all and it would have filled in the weave, but I didn't feel like using that much, its kinda pricey.)


My daughter and I put the deck mould up on the horses so I can start work on it, sanded some of the rough edges off the strips .


And cleaned up the bow area a little, more sanding tomorrow. I can tell this one is going to go much faster than the last.

Car topping is for losers.

no staples, time for sanding and my arch Nemesis: STICKY ICKY hands.


Ready for loading


I wanted to take the deck plug home to The Mountain Top Shop last night, but it snowed to much for me to drive up my driveway, luckily it was 60deg today and most of the snow melted, so I took the plug home today. I've done some car topping in my Laser days, but this is my first experience with car inning. Luckily it fit or I would have to wait till the mountain roads stop being mud pits, which is a couple weeks out still.

Update......

I pulled the remaining staples today, and reinforced all the seams and seam gaps with Epoxy to strengthen/fill the seams, not every strip but the 90deg seams and the heavily bent bow and stern side decks. Epoxy cartridge guns are a great invention