So today I glued and nailed the first layer of the transom. Went smoothly.
Sunday 28 October 2012
Transom
Having competed the first coat of the CPES, I have decided to do the second coat after the flip.
So today I glued and nailed the first layer of the transom. Went smoothly.
So today I glued and nailed the first layer of the transom. Went smoothly.
Sunday 21 October 2012
CPES or Timber Sealant
3 weeks have gone by, mostly spent sanding and fairing. The sanding was very tedious, I was trying to get all the excess glue of around all the joints. It looks reasonably tidy, but there is no doubt that the joints at the end where I started look better than those at the other end.
Fairing....well I gave up in the end. I can't tell what is "correct", at the stern its quite easy, but up by the bow with the complex curves, I was chasing my tail. So if after the first layer it looks like crap I'll fill / sand as required to get it looking better. If need be I'll stick an extra layer of ply on to compensate.
CPES, Wests call it Timber Sealant. Today's mission was to seal the entire boat, I worked out that the frames, stringers, and batten had a total surface area of around 25 sq metres. I figure about 4 hours should knock the job off. well I spent 7 hours in total today on the boat, at least 5 of those with a paint brush or roller in hand and I am just a little bit over half way. I hadn't counted on how slow it would be due to the nooks and crannies, and having to play contortionist inside the boat. But it looks good, the wood soaked it up pretty well. I think the West product works marginally better than the EPG stuff I was using
The CPES came in two 4 litre tins, and pouring proved to be a pain in the ass, so I went and bought a couple of pumps, but regrettably the part B melted the pump. Back the drawing board, going to talk to West's to see if they do pumps for the tins.
Haven't bothered with a photo as you can't see any real difference from the last.
One of the other jobs I have done in the last couple of weeks is the plans called for a strip to be glued to the chine up by the stem to provide a transition from the bottom which has 4 sheets to the sides which only had three. Now that its done I can't see how that its going to work because there is now a 4mm lump on the stem. I'll post a photo later.
Fairing....well I gave up in the end. I can't tell what is "correct", at the stern its quite easy, but up by the bow with the complex curves, I was chasing my tail. So if after the first layer it looks like crap I'll fill / sand as required to get it looking better. If need be I'll stick an extra layer of ply on to compensate.
CPES, Wests call it Timber Sealant. Today's mission was to seal the entire boat, I worked out that the frames, stringers, and batten had a total surface area of around 25 sq metres. I figure about 4 hours should knock the job off. well I spent 7 hours in total today on the boat, at least 5 of those with a paint brush or roller in hand and I am just a little bit over half way. I hadn't counted on how slow it would be due to the nooks and crannies, and having to play contortionist inside the boat. But it looks good, the wood soaked it up pretty well. I think the West product works marginally better than the EPG stuff I was using
The CPES came in two 4 litre tins, and pouring proved to be a pain in the ass, so I went and bought a couple of pumps, but regrettably the part B melted the pump. Back the drawing board, going to talk to West's to see if they do pumps for the tins.
Haven't bothered with a photo as you can't see any real difference from the last.
One of the other jobs I have done in the last couple of weeks is the plans called for a strip to be glued to the chine up by the stem to provide a transition from the bottom which has 4 sheets to the sides which only had three. Now that its done I can't see how that its going to work because there is now a 4mm lump on the stem. I'll post a photo later.
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