Taped Bottom of Front Deck/Layer of Epoxy

Today, I fiberglassed taped the bottom side of the front deck, as well as put a layer of epoxy on the inside front sides of the hull right below the front deck and the bottom side of the front deck. It was easier to do this as the boat is now upside down.

2 hours

Applied Additional Layer of Epoxy on Bottom

Today, I sanded down the bottom area with 120 grit on the orbital sander and then applied an additional layer of epoxy on the bottom area. The keel already has more than 5 or 6 on it, so it should be fine.

2 hours

Applied Epoxy on Keel and Bottom

Slow Epoxy was applied on entire keel and bottom areas. The slow is definitely helping it flow out smoother better. I also applied an epoxy layer on the bottom side of the rear seat and along the edges to help seal them a little more.

2 hours

Sanded All Bottom Tapes and Hull Bottom

Today and yesterday, I sanded down all of the fiberglass taped areas around the bottom, as well as the bottom of the boat. I will now apply two more layers of epoxy to seal everything, resand, and then paint the bottom.

5.0 hours

Rounded and Taped Bottom Corners; Sanded Down Keel

Yesterday and today, I sanded down the center keel section and sanded down the forward corners of the hull sides to bottom area. I then fiberglass taped around the entire circumference of the bottom. I also made wood wedge shaped pieces to put in the area of the sides to fair everything in correct. I then added epoxy/wood mixture, let it cure, then sanded it down before fiberglass taping it over.

7.0 hours

Sanded Both Sides; Flipped Boat Over; Sanded Down Tapes

Today, I completely sanded down both sides of the freshly epoxied hull. After that, which took over 3 hours and nearly ruined my orbital sander, I flipped the boat over (by myself, which was real fun) and began to sand down the taped areas left before. I also sanded down the right side hull that went below the hull bottom, and this will then be fiberglass taped.

6 hours

Left Side Hull Exterior Fiberglassed

Today, I added the fourth layer of epoxy on the right side fiberglass and fiberglassed the left side, as well as adding another layer of medium speed epoxy.

6.5 hours

Right Side Hull Exterior Fiberglassed

Today, I fiberglassed the exterior of the right side hull with slow epoxy to allow it to seep into the wood as much as possible. I will put two or three more layers of epoxy on in the next few hours.

3.0 hours

Sanded, Sanded, and Epoxied Again

Today, I sanded down all of the areas I fiberglass taped yesterday, and then applied a layer of slow epoxy over all of the sanded areas, including the beaver-tail, rear seat, and some of the corners along the bottom of the hull.

3.0 hours

Rear Seat Taped, Beaver-tail Taped, Rear Seat Top Epoxied

Tonight, I epoxied 4" fiberglass tape for the rear seat part to the transom and hull sides. I also put 3" tape on the beaver-tail edges, as well as put another layer of slow epoxy on the rear seat top to smooth it out a little more.

3.5 hours

Installed Rear Seat Back Piece

Today, I epoxied in the rear seat back piece onto the transom and hull sides with thickened epoxy/wood flour mix. I will wait for it to set and then fiberglass tape it later.

1.5 hours

Rear Seat Doubler Epoxied on Bottom

Today, I took off all of the clamps, sanded the corners a little bit to make it fit better, and then epoxied the bottom of the doubler.

30 minutes