Console, T-top, deck and more...

[bradford]

Looking Good!

[Curapa]

Bradford, how is your project coming along? I would be interested in seeing some of your progress pics.

[Curapa]

Progress has been made but not a lot to show for it. There is not much satisfaction in sanding, filling, sanding, filling and sanding some more...

I did get the splash-well glued and filleted in. I am gonna have to grind back some more gel coat before I lay any glass but it's just about ready. I will see how I like it when I splash the boat but I may be making it a bit higher.

I did get the hatches painted and non-skid applied.

[nipper]

Those hatches look terrific!

[Curapa]

Originally Posted by nipper

Those hatches look terrific!

Thanks!

You want to know the best part? I did not even sand the molded diamond non-skid off. The Kiwi Grip covered it easily! Saved me hours and hours of work.

[bradford]

Originally Posted by Curapa

Bradford, how is your project coming along? I would be interested in seeing some of your progress pics.

Project coming along slowly but surely. Fiberglass man had to lay off ALL his workers due to the dismal economy and is finishing up mine and one other boat before having to move out of his facility. He is old school and OCD when it comes to sanding, fairing, and finishing and has told me three different times that the paint process would begin by the end of the week. I feel bad for his situation, but feel that I will benefit greatly from him doing most of the work instead of others that don't have to put their name on it.

[Curapa]

That sucks Bradford, aren't you using Adams here in Richmond Hill? At least it's in competent hands.

Little progress has been made. I am swamped with work and working during the weekends to get caught up. I had a couple of hours to spare today so I worked on the pop-up cleat area.

The boat originally had a 6" cleat that connected to the bow eye via a threaded rod. The cleat was a toe stumper for sure and caught the cast net up a lot.

I cut the top cap around the cleat and removed a little bit of rotten wood. I put a nut on the threaded rod and screwed it below the deck. I then took two washers and cut a slot in each of them to make a c shape. I put them above the nut below deck and installed another nut above deck. Tightened the nut below deck to secure everything as one. I bed the top nut in epoxy glue making it part of the deck.

I did some glassing a fairing of the area today.

[reelapeelin]

Originally Posted by bradford

Project coming along slowly but surely. Fiberglass man had to lay off ALL his workers due to the dismal economy and is finishing up mine and one other boat before having to move out of his facility. He is old school and OCD when it comes to sanding, fairing, and finishing and has told me three different times that the paint process would begin by the end of the week. I feel bad for his situation, but feel that I will benefit greatly from him doing most of the work instead of others that don't have to put their name on it.

Bradford...keep the patience up...easy for me to say, but sounds like you got the right guy on it and it'll payoff in the work you get back...

Curapa, thanks for the tip on tape pulling...sounds like a small item, but imagine not knowing, waiting til dry and then effin' up a paint job...you do good work...like the cleat install...

[Curapa]

I got the white Kiwi in today so I did the hatches for the top side. Around the top cap will be white, then cream on the deck.

[reelapeelin]

Originally Posted by Curapa

I got the white Kiwi in today so I did the hatches for the top side. Around the top cap will be white, then cream on the deck.

Man...yer good......I like to texture of the Kiwi Grip...enough to be effective, bit not too aggressive to be uncomfortable...looks like bare feet in the summer will be OK...