OB17-new CNC kit project

[Capt UB]

I think I'll start a new topic simply called OB17 Project, since this kit project is no longer "new", and this fairing and sanding is wearing me down . I've spent about 160 hours on her so far. I'll keep putting pics on the personal albums gallery (Woodenyouknowit).

She's looking great.

Just keep building. The internet will be here waiting to steal valuable building time from you.....

[Fair WX Pilot]

The fairing and sanding does end eventually (when you splash it). The boat looks great, really enjoying your build. I found sanding and fairing the hull was like a runner hitting the wall in a race. Once I moved past it my energy came back.

[TomW1]

Put your name on your new thread so we can look it up later. A plain jane OB17 Build doesn't mean much. A Woodenyouknowit's OB17 Build means something.

Tom

[Woodenyouknowit]

Thanks for the comments,I'll just keep on keeping on. Maybe it's time to look for a used boat trailer instead of sanding...

[Jaysen]

I bet Eric1 could make a side-side business out of sanding hulls to a mirror finish.

[Woodenyouknowit]

First complete hull sanding done....

First complete hull sanding done....now ready for more fairing, etc...

[Fair WX Pilot]

Looks great

[CatfishHunter]

Looking good so far!

[Woodenyouknowit]

47 labor hours later: 99% of fairing and sanding is done! I went ahead and Pre-Kote primed above the waterline before priming the hull bottom because I need to buy some below-waterline primer. I used 3 types of fairing material: (a) epoxy and microballon pre-mix from US Composites, (b) Total Boat fairing mix, and (c) Quikfair mix (most expensive). Quikfair has a smooth peanut butter consistency, TotalBoat is between peanut butter and playdoh, and the diy epoxy mix was all over the place, i.e. not very consistent because it takes some effort to achieve consistent viscosity from batch to batch.

[Bogieman]

Looking good!

Bogie