Jaysen's V12 -- 'Lil Bit' of everything fun

[Jeff]

Absolutely agree Fuzz!!!! No fun, No Go!! Jeff

[Jaysen]

I get that. I don't know if I could stand on a dock in those conditions. My last foray tells me I'm a good bit away from anything but mild weather for a while. Luckily I have plenty of sheltered, semi sheltered and "what the fork did I come out here in this?" space to practice my over-the-side-goes-the-last-4-days-of-food.

I will sail offshore. I will. Someday.

[Jaysen]

Looks like I beat Fuzz to posting pictures.

Forward to mid frame. The "deck" is finished enough. You can see the first layer of fairing over the tape on the hull sides. I've yet to mask the areas the areas that will be glued/glassed. Not super critical for seat areas since the cleats will produce most of the support.


Aft to newly trimmed floatation foam. Not 100% filled but close enough to call it done.


And there's Paris Island and Lil Bit's first destination for deck bloodying. Just over 2mi but an easy sail.

[Eric1]

Looking good Jaysen! It's pretty down there, my folks had a house on Harbor Island.

[Jaysen]

Not sure when it opened, but "Johnson Creek Tavern" just before the bridge to Hunting Island is a go to for us when company comes to visit. Hit the beach, stop for a beer and meal and more beer, grab a pile o' shrimp from Gay's seafood, hit Wrens Nest or Barefoot farms on the way to the house and then a low country boil as the sun goes down while the Marines yell goodnight to it. Living down here is pretty damn close to living in heaven. Especially if you dream of living on the sea.

Been thinking this morning about a proper way to show the proper respect to CL and contributions he made to Lil Bit. I've a few ideas but haven't settled on anything yet.

[Jaysen]

I must be doing something wrong. This is only a 12' boat. It should not take this long to sand. Especially with a motorized sander. I'm going to to try making the mix with even more microboloons to see if that softens it up.

That or my 60gr has gone soft. No idea what's wrong.

[terrulian]

I'm sure you're changing paper often?

[Eric1]

Not sure when it opened, but "Johnson Creek Tavern" just before the bridge to Hunting Island is a go to for us when company comes to visit. Hit the beach, stop for a beer and meal and more beer, grab a pile o' shrimp from Gay's seafood, hit Wrens Nest or Barefoot farms on the way to the house and then a low country boil as the sun goes down while the Marines yell goodnight to it. Living down here is pretty damn close to living in heaven. Especially if you dream of living on the sea.

I agree with that. I miss shrimping and catching when I wanted some. I love the coast.

Have you tried my coffee grinder trick? dump your microballoons and silica in and pulse it a few times. It makes better compound IMHO. I also agree with Terrulian, Keep the paper fresh! I used six 16 inch strips sanding my bottom today. I'm using an air file to knock down the heavy stuff then I block sand. I'm using paper from Eastwood auto tools, It's made in Portugal and its good stuff. I'll get you the brand name when I get to work in the morning.

[Jaysen]

Remember I'm lazy.

6" disc on RO gets swapped after about 4'. Using the same "not prime" brand I've been using since day one. I did notice that I'm getting flaking of the media from the backer. I'm. It sure if it's "more" than normal or I just noticed out of frustration.

Yes, I know cheap-ish sandpaper is satan's revenge. It's about supply. The wife pics me up refills on her way home. Anything "special" and I'd still be working to tape the seams.

[gonandkarl]

Hi,
I am also busy sanding like an idiot but on your thread there are the authors with their tips that really will work. Tonys idea of changing sanding strips often I will adhere to from today. I sanded yesterday with one 14 ounce strip 3/4 of one side of the boat and that was hard going for 4 hours. Luckily Erics specification of 6 16 ounce strips for the bottom proved Tonys thinking of frequent change. I think the two of us will be much more successful today if we adhere to these 2 expert hints. Happy sanding and greetings from Karl.