All Decked Out
After 8 weeks of hard labor, the decks are DONE! And we’re really happy with the results.
Intergrip non skid
Yeah, yeah. I know it’s been a while since I last posted. Writing about boat projects has sort of taken a back seat to actually doing boat projects.
Hood winked
Back in early June I removed the dilapidated old sea hood in order to fix and finish the companionway hatch. Since I’m having so much fun working with fiberglass and resins lately, I figured now would be a great time to build a new hatch turtle. Ugh….
Core Values
Last summer we peeled up all the teak decking and filled about a thousand screw holes in the fiberglass skin with epoxy. We knew we had some serious moisture issues in the core material and would eventually need to address the problem. “Eventually” finally came last week.
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.
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.
Six10 in the morning
I’ve been working with 2-part epoxy for quite a few years now. If memory serves, I think my first experience was the cylinder head repair on my 327 Chevy racing motor when I was 17 years old. My Dad showed me how to use JB Weld to fill a crack between two valve seats, and […]
Hey, it actually fits
How ’bout that feeling you get when you work on something for months and are finally rewarded with success?
Jello mold
I haven’t posted much lately, but trust me, I’ve been busy working on the boat every chance I get. The big project looming over my head of course, has been how to rebuild the raised coamings around the cockpit.