Are you suggesting I go with perfection below and above the waterline? I know a lot of people do with great success. Any suggestions on...
Actually this was the first time I had a chance to see what my fairing looks like and I am actually happy with my work . I was doing everything by...
Well Hello Again, It has been awhile Have a question on a problem I have come across while doing the barrier coat. I have put down 3 straight...
Fairing Compound Hello Folks I never abandoned the project just took a break. Well I realized after I started taking the gelcoat off there was no...
Also I noticed , the design in my boat was not good .I think what most manufactures did was build a hull with drainage holes below deck leading...
Par Thanks for the tip on the killing 2 birds with one stone working great and a lot less dust
Hello Par it has been awhile, but I am back at it. The epoxy I am using has a pot life of 20-25 minutes and a set time of 3-4 hrs. The drying time...
My understanding is you want a uniform amount of bog under the stringer no gaps because that would create a hard spot on each side of the gap....
Well the boat builders from the island dropped by on the weekend. They were very impressed with my work and the procedure I wanted to finish with....
Stress cracks Hello Tunnels, I have been busy doing other things at the moment but have some time to show you where I am at. Basically I have...
I never took any pictures of the actual cracks but I will go through my pictures and see if I can show you where they were , what I have done so far .
Micheal , that is not my concern and am not worried about the cracks. I was just trying to figure out what I could use to strengthen up the hull...
Exactly !!! Thanks for the advice . That is my initial repair I have removed the chopstrand ( the stress crack do not go beyond that, I checked...
I have been reading the guides and doing lot's of reading and watching alot of videos . What I found was the stress cracks were just in the...
Any Suggestions Thanks
Ok just a little update and a couple questions. I mixed up my structural mixture about 1 oz resin to 1 oz cabosil to 1oz milled fiber. I am...
The engine itself has not changed the components that we bolt to our engines have . Fuel injection, turbo charged , computers . They just give a...
In my boat the transom is built into 3 sections of plywood .The piece for the sterndrive area is 24 inches wide ( 2 pieces of 3/4 inch plywood...
Great advice as usual. What would be a good mixing ratio for some putty that is more structural for building up before fairing. I was thinking...
I am just waiting for the temps to rise we are still below freezing at nights here but looking like end of next week we are going to break the 55...
