So, I have once again been laggin a little on the build and the blog, but as usual a lot has been going on behind the scenes. I have started to resand the hull tool so that I am happy with the finish and the fairness. Its funny how life will sometime give you just what you need just when you need it. I just spent the last couple weeks working on a huge windsurfer mould at work and learned a ton about sanding for fairness and also the way the pro's use duratech. Its used for everything, you can mix it into a fairing compound, a mould sealer, a guide coat, a sealant, a bonding coat. I love this stuff. Anyway, I've found that sanding through isn't that uncommon when your sanding moulds for fairness, and that its pretty standard to shoot and sand 3-4 times before it looks really good, so that made me feel better. (Like Eric says "Do you want to fix your tool or fix your parts?) On a personal note, I have been offered a job running the cleanroom full time at EBS, and I'm leaning towards taking it, so I may be a real professional carbon monkey here soon. Looks like taking time off the build to get in there to hone my skills is paying off for the project. This whole sailboat build is having a huge life changing effect, if you would have told me 1 1/2 years ago when I started that I might be leaving electronics R&D to get into composites I wouldn't have believed it, but I very well may be..........Awesome.
Here we go: All the places where I originally sanded through were high spots. It wasn't as bad as it looks, before being resanded those bright spots were just the slightest of ripples, but they'll be gone now. (are you happy now doug?)
Please note the high tech cardboard flooring, it saves the floor and will make claenup easy.
I'm really proud of how this one turned out, she's ready for release. For once I'm going to start small and work my way up, going to bag this foredeck first, then the crew deck, then the hull.
