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Cabin

Painting the Bilge

I can’t wait to see the floors installed but I don’t want to sand/paint the bilge. As I mentioned in an earlier post, this got me stalled out for a while. Begrudgingly I’ve finally gotten in gear. I had already done the bulk of the bilge sanding but the bulk part is also the easy […]

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Hull Assembly

Glassing the Bilge, Pt.2

In my last post I had laid down fiberglass for a few of the bilge sections but had yet to roll any epoxy. At this point I have finished all the bilge glassing and finished all sanding but for some touch up spots. Strong Suggestion : Following the lead of several other builders I refrained […]

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Hull Assembly

Glassing the Bilge, Pt.1

Having a good place to spread out and get fiberglass off the roll has always been troublesome. I have seen a recommendation to set up a bar for the roll to hang on for spooling off the glass sheeting (Doug Braun maybe?). I rigged one of these up and after cutting fiberglass for half the […]