[quote=smackdaddy]Thanks bene - but let's not get carried away. This thing could fall apart on the first outing. I'm wingin' all this dude.
For example, I still don't really know what "too soft" means when it comes to the top decks (a problem I see asked about a lot). I've fixed areas that were very obvious, but the decks have a "bit of flex" all the way down. And if I push really hard, I can hear the nasty crunch of delamination. But I really can't be bothered at this point to inject the entire top decks of both hulls. I just want to go sail it with my boys. If it all holds together and we start getting more cracks or significant softness, we'll do the injections then.
As for the sander, this is what I'm using:
[img]http://www.budgetwisehome.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/Must-Have-Tools-Sander.jpg[/img]
And, yes, it gives you plenty of control while still taking off enough to move quickly. It's freakin' awesome.
The glassing and fairing has been WAY easier than I thought it would be. I was scared to death to start cutting into things and grinding down to the foam, but it's been easy. Now we'll see if it holds up.
On the gel coat, the stuff I'm looking at says that you roll on 2 coats, do a light sand to smooth, then put on the final coat 24 hours later after a thorough cleaning.
I honestly don't have a plan. I'm just going to read the instructions and go for it. Like you say, with gel coat, I can sand/compound it smooth if I need to to get that 10' shine.<!-- editby --><em>Edited by smackdaddy on Jul 26, 2012 - 08:07 PM.</em><!-- end editby --> [/quote]
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