Been grinding these past couple weeks. Lots of progress but still ways to go. I ran into an issue with the PFP chamber hitting the sidewall. Instead of having the manifold shaved, I decided to make its own indent into the hull an build it into the tubbie. The rocker is fully on and reinforced...
Ended off the day by doing final fitment of Carter's rocker and by mocking up the tubbies. Also filled one bond line with thickened epoxy. Will do the next bond line hopefully tomorrow.
Got a lot done this past week/weekend. Shaped the new pole bracket area. Pretty happy with how it has come to form. Still have some low spots but good enough for now until I get deep into the finishing touches
The hull weighted in around 75lbs. (the hoist is 10lbs.)
So I was not happy with how I layed the first two layers of glass in my previous post. Way too many air pockets if you look closely. I know this area needs to be strong and it was bothering me so I decided to grind it all out and lay new glass. These pics show 4 layers of 1208 biax to...
This past weekend the pole bracket area was cut out and moved forward. I am not set on how far I should move it forward but was thinking 4-5in. This is 2-3 layers of 1208 on top side to get the basic shape before removing the foam. Once I pull out the foam, I will reinforce from underneath with...
I cut the front nose out first to fit the rocker. By cutting it out first, it gave me the room to grind all the way up and I plan on moving the pole forward so it helps with that also. I grinded all the "reinforcement" after due to all the extra weight. Once I install the rocker, i will be...
It may not look like much was accomplished but this is about 20 hours worth of grinding. This stuff was thick and not fun to grind. With the nose and all reinforcement off, it took off about 20 lbs. Time to move the pole forward and start stitching it back up.
Thanks man. All i can say is take your time and do it right the first time. If you have any questions, pm me or just ask. It is my first time working will glass also.
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