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Ready for the Resin
Here is a view of the hull as it looks at this stage of the construction. |
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Actually, it was looking quite good. The areas that required auto body filler are plainly visible, as well as the faired-in prop shafts, anchor chain holes, and hull-keels.The window above contains two large pictures. | | |
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The First Coat of Resin
Now it was time to strengthen the hull. I agonized over whether to (as various books recommend) leave the hull as it was, apply fibreglass cloth and resin, or to apply resin only without the fibreglass cloth. |
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Being in the Armed Forces, we move every few years, so the hull had to be strong. But, I have no intention of sailing this ship by remote control (I would flip if it sank!), so I did not need the full fibreglass cloth and resin route. I chose just resin. Here is the first coat going on. This stuff stinks as bad as the auto body filler! | | |
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Back to Sanding
After the resin had dried for 24 hours, it was sanded with 150 grade sandpaper to smooth it out. As always, a dust mask was worn to prevent fibre inhalation. This was a very messy business. |
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