After sanding the whole deck and rounding the seams, you roll on a layer of epoxy as a saturation coat and let it harden.
Then you put a strip of masking tape an inch below the shear seam all the way around the outside. Then you lay out the final section of the fiberglass cloth and fit it just like the cloth in the inside of the hull. I trimmed mine a little too much on one section of the stern and had to put a separate section of cloth over it to fill it out.
Once the fiberglass is trimmed and covering the whole deck and the edges are even with the tape, you wet out and laminate the glass to the deck.
After it hardens, trim the fiberglass at the edges and pull off the tape in the same manner as the inside of the hull.
Two more layers of epoxy later and it looks like a boat!
After sanding the whole deck and rounding the seams, you roll on a layer of epoxy as a saturation coat and let it harden.
Then you put a strip of masking tape an inch below the shear seam all the way around the outside. Then you lay out the final section of the fiberglass cloth and fit it just like the cloth in the inside of the hull. I trimmed mine a little too much on one section of the stern and had to put a separate section of cloth over it to fill it out.
Once the fiberglass is trimmed and covering the whole deck and the edges are even with the tape, you wet out and laminate the glass to the deck.
After it hardens, trim the fiberglass at the edges and pull off the tape in the same manner as the inside of the hull.
Two more layers of epoxy later and it looks like a boat!
You guys are doing an amazing amount of work!! Its looking real good. Looking forward to seeing you next week. Let us know what you want us to bring from pygmy and PT. love mom
ReplyDeleteHey - This is Paul and I'm also building a Coho over in Winthrop, WA. Your blog has some great photos and very helpful tips and it's been great to follow along with you as I make my own progress. I've always been a few steps behind you - started in early December, with a couple weeks off in late Dec.
ReplyDeleteI'm about to glue the deck on.
I'm actually hoping to take it out to the San Juans when I'm finished - maybe around Mid-March - maybe I'll see you out there!
-PO
Hey Paul,
ReplyDeleteGlad our blog has been helpful. Hopefully you can avoid some of the mistakes we have been making along the way.
We will be on Orcas still in mid-March, it would be cool to see your finished product!