Fairing perfection Vs performance

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  1. fallguy
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    well, then I guess calling the manufacturer was the good bit...

    I had about 4 mix errors during my build and they all required remedy. Two were the same error where I mixed 2 ounces of hardener with one ounce of resin. That did not work and had to be scraped off, fortunately; it was 3 ounces only...not sure how I did that two separate times, but some brain fog on 2:1 at 2:1...

    One other error was a doosy where I forgot to stir. That cured to a gum stage and stopped. Had to be removed, glass about 6 sqft of biax. Took 8 hours to peel strand by strand.

    The other error I also went in reverse on a larger piece of fabric, but realized it before I applied it and lost the batch...no harms..but the loss.
     
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  3. Bigtalljv
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    Apparently I have reached my limit of fairing. One more coat of primer to go…
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  4. jehardiman
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    Make sure you get pictures for your old age! Because that perfection will be all gone after the first time you hit a floating twig with barnacles on it....:oops:
     
  5. comfisherman
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    That's probably the smoothest radon I've ever seen....
     
  6. Bigtalljv
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    Funny you said that. I think I said something along those lines to my wife, no matter where I stop it’s going to look better than 90% of them.
     
  7. comfisherman
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    I'm not positive the mold was ever that fair. Granted the one that's up here is driven by brail...

    Looks really good.
     
  8. Bigtalljv
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    And because the fun never ends…..I get to sand it more…
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    Rolling the primer on really left orange peel but it sure sands down nice and easy. Keep sanding until nothing is shiny…
     
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    ...life is too short for polishing boats..... use them!
     
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  10. fallguy
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    Gonna be my motto for the bulbous bow work!
     
  11. DogCavalry
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    Those chines needed more fairing but I was out of time. But I think they make drag at 30 knots.
     
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  12. fallguy
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    Not more than a percent or two. The bigger issue is attachment point for critters.
     
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