Well, it has been almost two years since starting this project- all of the aspects of life kinda get in the way, hip and ankle replaced, broken water lines, car troubles, and grandkids. but it looks like the storm has passed. over the last year, i glassed in an additional layer of 1708 and repaired all of the thin spots, defects, and poor hull layup from the factory. I was amazed at how much of the roving was not wetted out and had little attachment to the hull. using a 500 watt worklight, I found alot of bubbles, delaminations and just general sloppy work. sorry- before this was done, the balsa core was completely removed, new wood installed and faired in , and a layer of csm and two layers of 1708 to finish. the center stringer and bilge box was made with marine ply and reinstalled with PB bedding and fillets, with csm and 1708 tabbing and final layer. looks like I am ready to install the decking, using ACX ext ply with csm on the underside. I cannot believe this has already used 20+ gallons of poly resin, 20 yds of 1708 and 10yds of csm and a roll of 6" tabbing! anyway, pictures to follow soon and hopefully this summer will be productive and this youngster will finally get back in the water.
Crow
(looking down on the bilge area)
