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[Scott Danforth]

I would be half tempted to fill the bubbles up with epoxy and ground fibers thru a syringe

 

[KnottyBuoyz]

I would be half tempted to fill the bubbles up with epoxy and ground fibers thru a syringe

It's kinda big. About 8" dia. I'm ashamed to show it it's so bad. I would have to hang my head in shame! :faint2:

I'll just cut it out with the die grinder and patch it. That area will eventually get filled with goop & wood flour so it's not a cosmetic issue.

 

[Scott Danforth]

our carbon fiber guy uses what he calls "yougurt". resin and milled fibers that he does his filleting, etc with. Hence the thought.

no need to hang your head in shame.

 

[KnottyBuoyz]

So today's tasks in the shed were fixing a bubble, aligning some stringers and setting some frame/bulkheads in place. Lot of naval gazin' went on with plenty of ponderin' too!

Web log updated: http://she-kon.blogspot.ca/2015/09/bubb ... heads.html

Sanding day & possibly bedding the stringers (aft section) tomorrow.

Standby.....

 

[MTboatguy]

Looking good, looking real good!

 

[Scott Danforth]

bet your already making motoring noises and wearing a captains hat....

 

[KnottyBuoyz]

bet your already making motoring noises and wearing a captains hat....

Like dis'?

Actually, I'll never be a Captain. I work for a living!

A 'Skipper' I'll be!

 

[sprintst]

It's happening man. All that time consuming hull stuff...it's almost what makes it a boat or something.

 

[KnottyBuoyz]

It's happening man. All that time consuming hull stuff...it's almost what makes it a boat or something.

“"Nothing in the world is worth having or worth doing unless it means effort, pain, difficulty." - Theodore Roosevelt

Thanks for looking in sprintst.

 

[KnottyBuoyz]

Morning briefing.

The stringers, like everything else, want to slide down the hull into the keel. With every step I take in the boat they work their way downwards and away from the transom. So this morning I lined them up again and am welding them to the bottom.

Using slow hardener on a cool day so it'll be awhile before I go and put some tape on them. Once this cures up I'll be able to move around the boat without worrying about the stringers migrating to the bilge.

Standby....

 

[Scott Danforth]

I would put your bulkheads in place to hold them

 

[KnottyBuoyz]

I would put your bulkheads in place to hold them

There's two in there now.

Plus a spacer at the other end. I measured 15 times before I glued!

Just finished taping the spot welds. Should be good to go tomorrow with more bedding. Man it's hard on the hands though. Wrist splints & Aleve tonight. Or maybe more Rum, I dunno! :faint2:

 

[Scott Danforth]

Remember,if you drink rum in the morning, it doesn't mean your an alcoholic, it means your a pirate

 

[kcassells]

Knotty,
I haven't commented in here for awhile but have been watching.
You b kicking some stuff and lookin great! Just so you know...I don't know where you get the energy, $$ or whatever but the work is aces and an inspiration for all of us.
:llama:
You are kickin some of the above....that's not a lima lol

 

[littlerayray]

Looks amazing keep it up the boats getting bones

 

[KnottyBuoyz]

Back into the shed after some family business & nasty weather got in the way. Mixed up some goop and bedded the aft section of the stringers in place. This is really hard on my hands mixing glue so I pulled the ole' Lady's hand mixer out of the kitchen and whipped up a few batches! :faint2:

After some putzin' around I managed to get the aft section of the stringers bedded, filleted and taped (just one layer before my hands gave out).

Fillets turned out pretty good this time. I used a cut up bondo squeegee.

A few more pics & such on the blog update today: http://she-kon.blogspot.ca/2015/10/bedd ... ngers.html

Standby....

 

[Scott Danforth]

Fantastic work Rick

 

[Jeep Man]

Me tinks the Admiral will be expecting a new hand mixer.

 

[nurseman]

Me tinks the Admiral will be expecting a new hand mixer.

It's a safe bet...might have to throw in some flowers too!

 

[littlerayray]

Good idea with the mixer and hope
I hope the weather holds out its turned cold this week fall is in the air hope you can have at least 2 more months of decent weather before you call it quots