Big Screw ups!
Hi All,
A while back some of us were relating there biggest boo-boos in boat
building. Well, I have one to add to the, Mistake-o-rama.
Having completed the full size hatch that covers the Birdwatcher slit
in the cabin top, and wanting to save my West system epoxy for more
important things, I elected to use the cheap auto parts stuff to fiber
glass the hatch. I mixed for a slow cure, and got it done just before
dark. Since it was time to eat, I left it on the picnic table and went
into the house for dinner. It must have been a good dinner, because I
forgot all about it being left out, and did we ever get rain. A duck
drowner!
Note for builders: If you ever want to stop polyester rosin from
setting up, drown it.
Since that fatal night, I had tried everything to get it to kick,
from covering it with a coat mixed for a quick cure, up to finally
painting it with straight hardener right out of the tube. Well, it took
two weeks, but at last, I did get it to kick, so now I can get back to
working on the boat.
I can't wait to paint it, to see if the paint dries. ;-)
Best regards, Stan, Stern Wheeler, Micro Tugger, Snow Goose.
PS; may I suggest a change for the;
Bolger rules:
- no cursing
- stay on topic
- use punctuation
- add your comments at the TOP and SIGN your posts
- add content: send "thanks!" and "ditto!" posts off-list.
Change, Bolger rules: to, Bolger rules!!!
All else stays the same. ;-)
A while back some of us were relating there biggest boo-boos in boat
building. Well, I have one to add to the, Mistake-o-rama.
Having completed the full size hatch that covers the Birdwatcher slit
in the cabin top, and wanting to save my West system epoxy for more
important things, I elected to use the cheap auto parts stuff to fiber
glass the hatch. I mixed for a slow cure, and got it done just before
dark. Since it was time to eat, I left it on the picnic table and went
into the house for dinner. It must have been a good dinner, because I
forgot all about it being left out, and did we ever get rain. A duck
drowner!
Note for builders: If you ever want to stop polyester rosin from
setting up, drown it.
Since that fatal night, I had tried everything to get it to kick,
from covering it with a coat mixed for a quick cure, up to finally
painting it with straight hardener right out of the tube. Well, it took
two weeks, but at last, I did get it to kick, so now I can get back to
working on the boat.
I can't wait to paint it, to see if the paint dries. ;-)
Best regards, Stan, Stern Wheeler, Micro Tugger, Snow Goose.
PS; may I suggest a change for the;
Bolger rules:
- no cursing
- stay on topic
- use punctuation
- add your comments at the TOP and SIGN your posts
- add content: send "thanks!" and "ditto!" posts off-list.
Change, Bolger rules: to, Bolger rules!!!
All else stays the same. ;-)