jbp acetone is the best thing to wipe off the uncured epoxy. Try to scrape off what you can first then glove and mask up and wipe off the rest of it. Tomjbo_c wrote: ↑Sun Nov 06, 2022 5:26 pm Well, crap. Finally mixed a bad batch of epoxy this weekend. The details are unimportant, so here they are:
My son came to help me and I was, of course, excited he would take time to come hang out with Dad. I’m 99.9% sure the first batch after he arrived and we were visiting/catching up/talking plans was mixed 1:1 instead of 2:1. (By me.)
Happily/sadly the goal for the night was to glass the compound joints where the runners meet the hull. The first batch was the neat epoxy to go down before we started glassing. So the three layers of glass we put down were “floating” on a thin film of never-going-to-cure epoxy.
Confirmed this afternoon when I got home from church. The glass was all nicely cured but (with lots of effort) peeled off the runners/boat. Poop.
The “happy” part is that I wasn’t trying to glass the full runners, only the compound angles where the runners meet the boat. So the part(s) that had to be removed “only” amounted to four sections about 16” long.
Now to figure out how to get the uncured layer off so we can start them over.
Jbo
Shanty boat build - self design BBC materials
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Fixed
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Thanks, Jaysen.
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Finally back at it. Last of the glass is on the bottom. Some filling, sanding, and graphite and I can flip.
Not planing to spend too long on filling and sanding since it’s a “slow boat” anyway.
Jbo
Not planing to spend too long on filling and sanding since it’s a “slow boat” anyway.
Jbo
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Think I’ve finally gotten the majority of my “bulk” fairing done. Fairing may not be the right word to use compared to the level of finish many here seem to do, more “smoothing”.
Already thinking maybe I should name the boat “Sand-y”.
Plugging along
Jbo
Already thinking maybe I should name the boat “Sand-y”.
Plugging along
Jbo
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Definitely interested in your build and am looking forward to more updates!
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Lots of sanding to do today and tomorrow. Then will graphite the bottom and put some high build primer on the sides and I’ll be ready to finally flip. - hopefully by next weekend.
Jbo
Jbo
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Here is a cutaway profile view of the planned arrangement. It’s taken me a long time to settle on what I think will work and will look reasonably good.
Probably the biggest challenge was getting the helm outside while still allowing for protection from wind during cool/cold trips. I think the frame forward with a custom canvas will handle that in a very workable manner.
The only real issue I see at this point is that trim will be off to the stern with two of us in the bunk. Will have to see how much. Hoping it’s as simple to balance as moving a cooler to the front or maybe even just permanently mounting a house battery up front.
Jbo
Probably the biggest challenge was getting the helm outside while still allowing for protection from wind during cool/cold trips. I think the frame forward with a custom canvas will handle that in a very workable manner.
The only real issue I see at this point is that trim will be off to the stern with two of us in the bunk. Will have to see how much. Hoping it’s as simple to balance as moving a cooler to the front or maybe even just permanently mounting a house battery up front.
Jbo
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jbo I like it. Don't know much about shanty boats but frames are normally no more than 4' apart not the 6' you show. Just a thought.
Tom
Tom
Restored Mirror Dinghy, Bought OD18 built by CL, Westlawn School of Yacht Design courses. LT US Navy 1970-1978
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Thanks, Tom. That is a nice complement coming from you.
Yes. Those lines were just to delineate “furnishings” to give a idea of the interior. Max distance between frames is 4’.
Thanks.
Jbo
Yes. Those lines were just to delineate “furnishings” to give a idea of the interior. Max distance between frames is 4’.
Thanks.
Jbo
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