Spent today getting the second float half ready for resin. Started out by laying the main laminate in place
556 Then I trimmed the excess away and use it to create extra layers of laminate where specified
569 The peel-ply was then put in place
572 and the RDM placed on top – I had some large scraps that were cut off the roll when infusing bulkheads, so I used this up as well
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Spent today prepping the second float half for laminating. A rundown of what happened :
Yesterday dad cut the foam away from the keel batten, cut the foam against the deck flange, and faired the inside of the hull half – said it took him about 1.5-2 hours. This meant today while he faired the last few bog joints, I taped the deck mold wood (much better this time, I might add!
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I was at least hoping to have the inside of this float half sanded today, but it’s going to have to wait until tomorrow. ~60*F ambient temperatures mean a longer cure for the bog and it was still tacky as of a few hours ago. On the bright side, the remaining foam is planked and bogged:
500 And the cut the remaining foam needed to form the bow stringers all remaining float halves, the blocking that goes at the deck-flange and the float deck stiffeners:
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