More epoxy, engine and progress

So after a bit of sanding I decided that the first side I epoxied would be ok. 

I have made a tube for the prop shaft hole.  I discovered our vacuum cleaner hose would make a perfect mandrel.  A couple of wraps of glad wrap and then I wrapped two full layers of wetted cloth around that.  I had figured it would take me a couple of attempts to get this right but the first attempt came out pretty well.  Had a little struggle to get it off the mandrel but otherwise it came out very well.  This has since been epoxied into the hole.  This was a three stage effort.  First stage was to get it sitting centralised in the hole and aligned correctly.  I left the glue to go off.  Then as the second stage I completely sealed around the tube on the inside of the boat.  Finally as stage 3 I injected un-thickened epoxy down the gap between the hull and the tube.  It came out pretty well. For some reason I didn't take any photos of it or the process.

I have applied another coat of epoxy to the entire underside.  It went reasonably trouble free.  Just missed a couple of small patches.  This morning when I went to check it and for the first time experienced Amine Blush.  I don't think I have really had this before, but this morning it was very obvious. Not so much to see, but I could feel the greasy film, at first I though it was the epoxy hadn't gone off. Before applying the second coat I did scrub the surface down, mostly because I wasn't sure.


I was planning to apply another coat today but it was still a bit soft this morning.  It was pretty cold as well today.  So I settled for just cleaning the hull down again.  It was while doing this I realised I still need to put the edge back on the transom.  So that's my task for after work this week.



The engine has progresses a little as well.  The fuse holder has turned up, so the wiring has now been completed to about 95%.  I have also ordered a cheap and nasty fuel pump from China as a temporary pump for testing.

I have purchased the undercoat for the bottom, and varnish for the sides and transom.  That stuffs not cheap, especially when I am going to need about 10 litres of the varnish.  Also got a colour chart for the enamel top coat for the bottom,  At this stage I am leaning towards the "Pacific Teal" colour.

Plan is still for flipping in September, but its going to be tight