. I am a quandry right now- I used the 3m 5200 marine adhesive to glue in the stringers and the container says 48 hours to tack free and 7 days to cure ( at 70.0 f-50% humidity) I have it at 80.0 f to help the resin kick and my question is- Can I go ahead and glass the stringers in now, or do I have to wait? ( for the adhesive to finish curing) I know the safe thing to do is to wait- but I would like to progress on this if possible -what say ye? . I finally got all the pieces of floor cut out and fitted, then glassed the bottoms and sealed the edges. After trimming the floor pieces, it was time for the good stuff- Reinstalling the floor !! I am so happy to get this far. I used 5200 to seal the edges and across the tops of the stringers. downside is since I did not remove the forward casting deck, I had to slide the front and middle sections in place (from the rear) which might have moved the sealant around- I dunno-Just the way it had to be done. after it was in place, stainless steel screws where installed to get in in tight.
downside is that I am wanting to get out on the water really bad . upside is that next year I will definitely be ready for spring. Progress has been kinda slow/nill for the last three days as I have been too worn out to work on it after work. But, I also have been waiting for the 5200 to cure anyway. I could have been pre-kitting my glass but that should happen tomorrow. I need to find me some extra help for this weekend as working alone sucks when you are working large areas of glass.I think I will just use one layer of csm followed by one layer of woven roving then 6 oz cloth for the top. I am going to tie the transom into the floor with 1708 knytex biaxial ( allready has the 1708 on the transom tied into the floor,sides, and the stringers) I will post more pics.
downside is that I am wanting to get out on the water really bad
