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Five Hours
of sandinsanity today. I’m pooched. Sides are done. Working on bottom. Probably another two days of work before more glass goes on the keel.Shower time! Standby.
Five Hours
of sandinsanity today. I’m pooched. Sides are done. Working on bottom. Probably another two days of work before more glass goes on the keel.Shower time! Standby.
More long chain epoxy molecules
have given up their lives to my dreaded sanders! Sorry no pics or home movies. Just plenty of epoxy dust flying around today. Not as much as yesterday. Just didn’t have the umph that I though I had. Something like that. Tomorrow’s a day of rest and a c…
More long chain epoxy molecules
have given up their lives to my dreaded sanders! Sorry no pics or home movies. Just plenty of epoxy dust flying around today. Not as much as yesterday. Just didn’t have the umph that I though I had. Something like that. Tomorrow’s a day of rest and a c…
I learned a few things today
1. You don’t rest an air sander on your knee,2. You especially don’t do it when it’s still spinning, 3. You really especially don’t do it when you’re wearing shorts, and4. Epoxy sanding dust makes a good blood coagulant! 
I think 6 hrs is about my l…
I learned a few things today
1. You don’t rest an air sander on your knee,2. You especially don’t do it when it’s still spinning, 3. You really especially don’t do it when you’re wearing shorts, and4. Epoxy sanding dust makes a good blood coagulant! I think 6 hrs is about my l…
My Own Private Hell
I knew after the success of the previous days epoxy job would come more sandinsanity. The fabric edges would have to be feathered out and the bottom/sides would have to be roughed up for the next and last layer of fiberglass.I started out going gangbus…
My Own Private Hell
I knew after the success of the previous days epoxy job would come more sandinsanity. The fabric edges would have to be feathered out and the bottom/sides would have to be roughed up for the next and last layer of fiberglass.I started out going gangbus…
Boot’s approved!
I’m so happy with the results of yesterday’s epoxy session. No voids, bubbles, drips or dinkleberries to sand off for a change! :-)I think this is the best work I’ve done so far and despite Jimmy (Sticky Fingers) poking at it the results are near perfe…
