April 1, 2012
The Stringers and Bulkheads are now glued into the boat. It has been a long day.
We (my brother in law, Jack came over to help) started the day by bracing the center stringer that comes out from under the bow section.
Onc
e that was done we mixed up our first batch of "Peanut Butter". We started with 1 cup of resin and the right amount of hardener, then about 3 pinches of 1/4 inch Chopped Strand Mat and then Cabosil to thicken up the mixture to the consistency of "Peanut Butter". It worked out pretty well.
While that was hardening we went to work on scuffing the resin that was spread on the stringers and bulkheads. We wanted to sand those before putting them into the boat. That took about an hour so then it was lunch time. We noticed that the thickened resin we made was still pretty soft so we moved the boat out into the sunlight while we ate lunch. Sure enough when we came back out the resin had kicked and was already pretty solid.
We then hauled the stringers and bulkheads out to the boat and worked on installing them. We installed the stringers first with thickened resin in the back of each stringer to hold them in place. Also we used the "Peanut Butter" down the center stringer where the keel is lower than the hull. Since the temperature had risen by then it didn't take too long for the "Peanut Butter" to kick off. I started to place PL Glue under the stringers which is
what I am using for what is call the "Fillets". That proved to be a slight mistake as when we started placing and screwing the bulkheads into place the PL that I had already laid down was cracking. I should have got the whole framework into place and then done the PL Fillets. Live and learn...I used a large Popsicle stick to smooth out the PL Glue into nice even concave Fillets.
TO DO list:
√Cut sheets of Fiberglass to size that will be used to Fiberglass the Stringers & Bulkheads
√Fiberglass the Stringers and Bulkheads down
√Purchase and cut Foamboard insulation to place in the sections of the boat for floatation
-Purchase Plywood for the Deck (2 Sheets -- 1/2" MDO)
-Cut the cleats for the deck
-Make patterns to use for cutting the deck wood
The Stringers and Bulkheads are now glued into the boat. It has been a long day.
We (my brother in law, Jack came over to help) started the day by bracing the center stringer that comes out from under the bow section.
Onc
e that was done we mixed up our first batch of "Peanut Butter". We started with 1 cup of resin and the right amount of hardener, then about 3 pinches of 1/4 inch Chopped Strand Mat and then Cabosil to thicken up the mixture to the consistency of "Peanut Butter". It worked out pretty well.While that was hardening we went to work on scuffing the resin that was spread on the stringers and bulkheads. We wanted to sand those before putting them into the boat. That took about an hour so then it was lunch time. We noticed that the thickened resin we made was still pretty soft so we moved the boat out into the sunlight while we ate lunch. Sure enough when we came back out the resin had kicked and was already pretty solid.
We then hauled the stringers and bulkheads out to the boat and worked on installing them. We installed the stringers first with thickened resin in the back of each stringer to hold them in place. Also we used the "Peanut Butter" down the center stringer where the keel is lower than the hull. Since the temperature had risen by then it didn't take too long for the "Peanut Butter" to kick off. I started to place PL Glue under the stringers which is
what I am using for what is call the "Fillets". That proved to be a slight mistake as when we started placing and screwing the bulkheads into place the PL that I had already laid down was cracking. I should have got the whole framework into place and then done the PL Fillets. Live and learn...I used a large Popsicle stick to smooth out the PL Glue into nice even concave Fillets.TO DO list:
√Cut sheets of Fiberglass to size that will be used to Fiberglass the Stringers & Bulkheads
√Fiberglass the Stringers and Bulkheads down
√Purchase and cut Foamboard insulation to place in the sections of the boat for floatation
-Purchase Plywood for the Deck (2 Sheets -- 1/2" MDO)
-Cut the cleats for the deck
-Make patterns to use for cutting the deck wood
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