Blue Fin Restoration (Sorry just a starcraft wantabee)

[Huron Angler]

Re: Blue Fin Restoration (Sorry just a starcraft wantabee)

Nice Bluefin Alan That's a kissing cousin of starcraft so you will be getting help as if it were a supersport.

I'd like to build a ski locker in my 16' open bow so post some pics of that when it's torn open if possible.

Nice looking boat and good luck with her

 

[Alan H]

Re: Blue Fin Restoration (Sorry just a starcraft wantabee)

Here is two shots of the ski locker. All it is is treated plywood boxed into the stingers with the cutout above it in the floor. My boys wakeboard and it wont fit in the locker. The locker makes a weak spot in the floor and a tripping hazzard. Also painful to bare feet and eats fishing stuff. I'm not putting it back in when I finish the boat personally just don't like it. Anyone figured out how much epoxy I need yet???

 

[bananaboater]

Re: Blue Fin Restoration (Sorry just a starcraft wantabee)

I bought a gallon for 2 4X8 sheets. Have about 2/3 left but I did only one coat because I am covering it with Nautolex vinyl. The reason I bought as much was I had not planned to do the vinyl til after I bought the epoxy and I also planned to do fiber glassing. But for 3 sheets and a couple coats I would do the gallon.

At the 4-1 resin to hardener I had about an hour to work with it at 75 degrees. When it starts to get hard it gets there soon if it is in the cup. Increasing the hardener will make it cure faster. If you go to the MAS epoxy web site they have good videos of using their products. That is what I used.