Moving Right Along

Sanding Transom Compartment Fillets

Here I am just finishing up the sanding of the fillets in the transom compartment, next the entire inside of the compartment is sanded down so the epoxy will stick.

Sanding Transom Compartment

 

Transom Compartment 'Glassed

The fiberglass cloth has been added to the transom compartment and the first wetting-out coat of epoxy added.  I waited about 4 hours and added the fill coat, than another 4 hours or so and the gloss coat.  The pictures of the second and third coats would not have looked much different so didn't take any.  By waiting until the epoxy is tacky but not starting to cure, you can add subsequent coats without sanding and get a good chemical bond.  You have to do this for the fill coat because sanding would damage the exposed fibers.  I also follow this procedure for the gloss coat when I can to save on sanding and to get a better bond.

Cockpit Cleats Glued in Place

The cleats that will help support the footwell floor and cockpit seats have been added to bulkhead 8 and most of bulkhead 7.

Bulkhead 7--Two Cleats Missing

I cut the cleats for bulkheads 7 and 8 a couple months ago and forgot I had not cut all of them for BH 7 yet.  In this closer shot from aft you can see that two cleats are missing--the vertical cleat for the port (left) side and one that goes along the bottom.  I'll cut and add those in the next day or so.