and I am but the Grasshopper!My friend, Peter Lenihan, came all the way from Montreal to help out in the boat shed today.Here he is in his native habitat!He couldn’t even wait to switch into his work clothes before he grabbed hold of a sander and got r…
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Prepping the sides for fiberglass
Almost 6 continuous hours on the sander today prepping the sides for fiberglass. Called it quits when the temps got to the high 20’s C.Sorry no pics.Expecting Boat Building Royalty this week. Peter Lenihan (Aka Tenner) is coming from Montreal to help m…
Many hands make light work
My buddy Andrew N came over and gave me a hand glassing the second bottom panel. Start to finish took 6 hrs. I spent more time fairing the tape lines which prevented bubbles from forming as the heavy fabric bridged over the bumps etc.The differences be…
Doesn’t look like much
but it was 4 hrs of sanding and wiping to prep the surface for fiberglass.I’ll likely get to the epoxy work on Thursday or Friday. Hopefully it’ll be a bit warmer. I’m not over enthusiastic about the results of the previous fiberglass/epoxy job. I thin…
Well, that didn’t go as planned
But I got it done. All by myself. That wasn’t smart. I figure this was a 3 person job.11 yards of 33 oz fiberglass is a bugger to wet out. It takes a good 10 mins for the epoxy to soak it through. It was only about 60 degs F in the shed today. Another …
As far as the eye can see
Fiberglass! Hope to get this side glued down today then prep the other side for this week.That’s about 10 yds of 33 oz Quadaxial fabric. It’ll suck up over 3 gallons of epoxy. The quadaxial fabric replaces two separate layers specified by the designer….
Every little bit helps!
I had some carbon fiber (Saertex) kicking around with nothing actually planned for it. I used a couple of yards of it on the forward section of the hull around the waterline and bow thruster holes. Looking at the hull I can see where there are some are…
Movin’ right along now!
2 hrs sanding with the 6″ pneumatic RO vs 6 hrs with the 5″ electric RO. Hmmmm? Used up about the same number of discs.The operation was a success but the patient died! :lol:The larger air compressor and RO sanders were a good investment. I’ve got a …
Toy Tools
Picked up a 6″ RO pneumatic sander today. I had one but couldn’t find the hook & loop discs to fit it. Anywho, I realized after about 2 mins of using the new sander I’ve been working with Toy Tools my entire life! This lil’ beauty (well not really …
More Power!
In the immortal words of Tim The Tool Man Taylor: “More Power”My old air compressor just couldn’t cut the mustard so I upgraded.I have a whole bunch of air tools including sanders but could never use them with the old compressor.Productivity should go …
