Starting this past weekend, I've got her all taped up, rub rail installed, and should have the breasthooks and seat support in by the weekend. At that point I think I'll pause and start on the FS14-LS, and come back to fair, paint while I'm waiting for things to dry.
Here are some shots of my progress so far. Feel free to let me know what I'm doing wrong.
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Stitching with duct tape didnt work out to well for me. I couldnt seem to find good tape, so I ended up using staples. I got most of them out.
Glassing the inside of the bow was a little challenging, and I'm sure I over did the resin. I also realize that I need to trim the loose threads on the tape before I lay it down. I've got quite a bit of clean up to do now.
I thought I was over doing the resin when I did the inside seams, so on the outer edge I tried to watch how much I put down, and give it time to wet. On the inside I put it on thick then brushed it thin, then went back with a squeegee and tried to push out the excess, gently. On the outside I brushed on less in most spots. I think I under did it in a few spots, as it looks like there is some air gaps. The edges could probably use some more rounding. What do you guys think?
it is amazing how it all comes together. I was worried about some miscuts I made at the beginning, but it looks like it all lined up. Sanding wheel on the angle grinder has made cleaning up the edges a breeze.