Boatbuilding, Anyone?
Now that we have settled the copyright and polycarbonate matters, I'm back
to boatbuilding - just in time for the monsoon here in NW Florida.
We still have two Nymphs under construction (obligatory Bolger reference),
and my Sweet Caroline. Both projects are at the "interminable sanding"
phase. On the SC, I have trowelled on two coats of thickened resin, sanded
after each, and brushed on one coat of resin neat. After sanding this last
coat, I remembered someone saying "Everyone has a different tolerance for
sanding, you will know when you reach yours." Well, I reached it yesterday
and applied the first coat of 100% acylic latex primer. Although it has
been in the damp today, I went by and checked it for sandability. The
primer really loads the paper fast, and maybe it will harden more if we
could skip the rain for a few days. The small area that I sanded is really
smoothing up nicely, so maybe my tolerance was long enough in the fairing
phase after all.
My temporary shelter was intended to last through May at the latest, and it
is showing real distress on the side exposed to the sun. UV is breaking
down the polytarp and rain is seeping through, then dripping off the
interior stringers. I will have to cover/uncover the SC until I finish the
boat or rework the shelter. One thing I know, I WON'T go aloft on the
flimsy scaffold I used to erect the shelter!
More as progress dictates...
Don Hodges, whose Nymph-building buddy returns tomorrow after 2 weeks in
Europe
www.ecoastlife.com
Your Cyber-Vacation on the Emerald Coast
Small Boats - Building, Rowing, Sailing, Paddling
Fishing, Cruising and Loafing
to boatbuilding - just in time for the monsoon here in NW Florida.
We still have two Nymphs under construction (obligatory Bolger reference),
and my Sweet Caroline. Both projects are at the "interminable sanding"
phase. On the SC, I have trowelled on two coats of thickened resin, sanded
after each, and brushed on one coat of resin neat. After sanding this last
coat, I remembered someone saying "Everyone has a different tolerance for
sanding, you will know when you reach yours." Well, I reached it yesterday
and applied the first coat of 100% acylic latex primer. Although it has
been in the damp today, I went by and checked it for sandability. The
primer really loads the paper fast, and maybe it will harden more if we
could skip the rain for a few days. The small area that I sanded is really
smoothing up nicely, so maybe my tolerance was long enough in the fairing
phase after all.
My temporary shelter was intended to last through May at the latest, and it
is showing real distress on the side exposed to the sun. UV is breaking
down the polytarp and rain is seeping through, then dripping off the
interior stringers. I will have to cover/uncover the SC until I finish the
boat or rework the shelter. One thing I know, I WON'T go aloft on the
flimsy scaffold I used to erect the shelter!
More as progress dictates...
Don Hodges, whose Nymph-building buddy returns tomorrow after 2 weeks in
Europe
www.ecoastlife.com
Your Cyber-Vacation on the Emerald Coast
Small Boats - Building, Rowing, Sailing, Paddling
Fishing, Cruising and Loafing