Re: 1961 Glasspar Citation Project
I'm floored- Or at least my boat is.
I got the floor cut & installed today... It is 5/8" ABX ply, a little nicer than the 'stuff' that I used in the transom. The biggest difference is that it had more plys, and was a bit stiffer. Also, fewer voids.
I cut the plywood to shape, then epoxied the bottom well... While that was setting, I epoxied the frames into the stringers. Then, I crammed as much floataion foam in there as I could-
That is about 3/4 of a 4 x 8 sheet of 2" foam. I could PROBABLY have crammed a bit more in there, but not too much. I'll have to put some in other areas.
I mixed up a good batch of epoxy, with filler... I put it in a big ziplock back, and cut a corner off- I used it like a pastry bag, and put a good thick (probably about 3/8") bead of epoxy onto the tops of the stringers and frames. Then, I laid the floor into it- Then screwed it to the frames and stringers. Sorry, no photos of this process- Cameras and epoxy covered gloves don't mix so well. But- here is the result-
This is the opening that I cut to give me access to the bilge-
It is starting to take shape!
Next, I need to put an epoxy fillet around the edge of the panel, then lay a layer of fiberglass over the entire floor, and tape the edges. It's a good thing that I have a new shipment of Epoxy from U.S. Composites coming in the morning!
I'm floored- Or at least my boat is.
I got the floor cut & installed today... It is 5/8" ABX ply, a little nicer than the 'stuff' that I used in the transom. The biggest difference is that it had more plys, and was a bit stiffer. Also, fewer voids.
I cut the plywood to shape, then epoxied the bottom well... While that was setting, I epoxied the frames into the stringers. Then, I crammed as much floataion foam in there as I could-
That is about 3/4 of a 4 x 8 sheet of 2" foam. I could PROBABLY have crammed a bit more in there, but not too much. I'll have to put some in other areas.
I mixed up a good batch of epoxy, with filler... I put it in a big ziplock back, and cut a corner off- I used it like a pastry bag, and put a good thick (probably about 3/8") bead of epoxy onto the tops of the stringers and frames. Then, I laid the floor into it- Then screwed it to the frames and stringers. Sorry, no photos of this process- Cameras and epoxy covered gloves don't mix so well. But- here is the result-
This is the opening that I cut to give me access to the bilge-
It is starting to take shape!
Next, I need to put an epoxy fillet around the edge of the panel, then lay a layer of fiberglass over the entire floor, and tape the edges. It's a good thing that I have a new shipment of Epoxy from U.S. Composites coming in the morning!
