DaveH6
Fine woodworking in progress
The rollover frames on the topsides are no longer needed and more importantly they made the boat too wide to fit into the garage. Over the past year I have been tripping over these frame pieces while stored in the boat building garage bay. Too much work to unscrew these pieces and much more fun to cut them off with a reciprocating saw ($19 from Harbor Freight).
After the surgery, the pieces found their final resting place in the dumpster. RIP.
When pushing the boat into the garage, I didn't keep the boat centered and I ripped off a piece of 3/4" x 1 1/2" Cedar trim on the garage door jam. But, not a scratch on the topside fairing compound.
The topsides as pictured are 80 grit sanded fairing compound. Before rollover day, I had hoped to accomplish additional topside sanding with finer grit, apply a thin coat of sealing epoxy, sand with 120 grit and prime before the rollover. I ran out of time.
Between the two guys you can see the angular joint between the two sections that make up the chine spray rail. I may be splitting hairs but it appears awkward and may need some tweaking cosmetic surgery.
For a brief and shinning moment months ago, I also thought of spraying the gloss color coat on the topsides before rollover. In regards to minimizing runs and sags in the bow area, spraying an upside down hull would have been advantageous. But, no question as the boat build progressed, I would frequently had to mop up accidental epoxy laden hand prints off the color coat. Some say that an upside down hull would catch more dust in the bow area during the painting process.
Boat building requires conviction and my first principle of conviction is.... flexibility.
Fine woodworking in progress
The rollover frames on the topsides are no longer needed and more importantly they made the boat too wide to fit into the garage. Over the past year I have been tripping over these frame pieces while stored in the boat building garage bay. Too much work to unscrew these pieces and much more fun to cut them off with a reciprocating saw ($19 from Harbor Freight).
After the surgery, the pieces found their final resting place in the dumpster. RIP.
When pushing the boat into the garage, I didn't keep the boat centered and I ripped off a piece of 3/4" x 1 1/2" Cedar trim on the garage door jam. But, not a scratch on the topside fairing compound.
The topsides as pictured are 80 grit sanded fairing compound. Before rollover day, I had hoped to accomplish additional topside sanding with finer grit, apply a thin coat of sealing epoxy, sand with 120 grit and prime before the rollover. I ran out of time.
Between the two guys you can see the angular joint between the two sections that make up the chine spray rail. I may be splitting hairs but it appears awkward and may need some tweaking cosmetic surgery.
For a brief and shinning moment months ago, I also thought of spraying the gloss color coat on the topsides before rollover. In regards to minimizing runs and sags in the bow area, spraying an upside down hull would have been advantageous. But, no question as the boat build progressed, I would frequently had to mop up accidental epoxy laden hand prints off the color coat. Some say that an upside down hull would catch more dust in the bow area during the painting process.
Boat building requires conviction and my first principle of conviction is.... flexibility.