[quote=loquinho]Well, I am NOT very good at fiberglass work. But I gave it a shot.
I got the boat apart and the hull on its side to put down the first layer, which was a thick fiberglass mat to be a backbone for the other layers.
[img]https://i.imgur.com/Xc0IpCJ.jpg?1[/img]
[img]https://i.imgur.com/3dUfTtf.jpg[/img]
Once that layer had cured enough, I realized I needed to get easier access to the inside, so I suspended the hull from some ratchet straps so I could easily rotate it around at working height.
[img]https://i.imgur.com/nxPSFi4.jpg[/img]
That was the smartest idea of the day. The hull turned so easily in the strap cradles.
I then layered up the outside, and a little on the inside. Working on the inside of the hull was so much more difficult than I expected. Add to that, I worked with the resin too long, and the final layer I was trying to add inside the hull got so sticky it started pulling the other layers apart when I tried to get my brush back out. I did the best I could, but it really turned out trash on the inside.
[img]https://i.imgur.com/YdNnzTk.jpg[/img]
The outside, however, seems to have turned out pretty good.
[img]https://i.imgur.com/Lgey3O3.jpg?1[/img]
This weekend I'm going to sand it down, and see how much thickness I'm really working with. I might try to do one more session with fiberglass before calling the structural work done.[/quote]
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