Gluing the deck to the hull, done after all the keel attachments are Rudders in rudder jig being filled with epoxy. The sides are glued
completed, using the previous jig. together and the rudder shaft is installed prior to epoxy filling.
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Photos and text by Jack Ronda
Gluing the deck to the hull, done after all the keel
attachments are Rudders in
rudder jig being filled with epoxy. The sides are glued
completed, using the previous jig.
together and the rudder shaft is installed prior to epoxy filling.
The hulls are faired with microballoons and epoxy and ready
for The
hull, draped with fiberglass cloth in preparation for applying
for fiberglass. Keels have been epoxied into the trunk.
epoxy to the hull. The epoxy is thinned with acetone to make it
easier to spread.
The epoxy is spread using a throw away brush and the squeegeed,
Rough application of epoxy and microballoons to the keel area after
removing excess epoxy, which also gets the glass tight to the hull
the hull had been glassed. This is later sanded smooth and glassed
surfaces. An old credit card works well as a squeegee. Note the glass
over the top of the fillet. The keel was also glassed.
overhanging the transom. The excess cloth is removed after the epoxy
sets up.
The deck is being glassed using the same technique as the
hull. The The glass has been trimmed
and sanded and the boat is ready for
blue masking ape is added prior to applying glass to make a clean
for primer.
separation at the overlap zone. The excess glass is trimmed to this
line and then the joint is sanded smooth.
Joe D'Amico shows a primed boat. Minor dings that show up
during
Mast, booms and sails ready to install on the boat.
Typical setup for
the priming can be filled with spot putty and then reprimed.
both boats.