Note to self
Not too much excitement going on, just more sanding and fairing. And a bit more epoxy primer over the last couple days.
First coat of primer
Yesterday I got the first coat of epoxy primer laid down inside the cockpit. I’ve never worked with this kind of “paint” before, but once everything was wiped down & cleaned it went pretty smoothly (no pun intended).
Sanding the cockpit
I finally got everything faired smooth (I think) inside of the new coaming extensions on Friday. I figure at this point just shoot for pretty smooth. This weekend Jeni and I fired up the sanders and vacuums and went to town doing what we love to do…
A bigger cockpit
Thursday it rained the better part of the morning, so filling and fairing fiberglass was out of the question. I decided it was finally time to pull the steering pedestal assembly and get it out of the way. I need to sand and paint inside the cockpit well and it’ll be a lot easier to […]
Put a lid on it (part deux)
Cockpit work has been slowly progressing, but it’s a pain in the arse. Sand, vacuum, acetone wipe, and fill with thickened epoxy. Story of my life lately, and I’m getting a little bored with it.