once again i must ask the v20 gods

[wellcraftv20step]

Again thanks for the help guys. I got it now Ridge, Duratec = primer. I think the gent you mentioned was Strick, what a talented guy. I still however am not sure about the molding clay, dues it get rock hard or do i need to press gently as i use the roller to remove the air bubbles? and i think i might use the factory grey color gelcoat that i have left over from redoing the rest of the deck this past summer. Cant wait to see how this comes out. thanks ,

[RidgeRunner]

If you can use the gelcoat that would be great. The modeling clay needs to be glassed over gently. It is tougher than you think. Yes, Strick definitely has skills.. Any updates?

[wellcraftv20step]

hey Ridge, today i layed in the modeling clay and that was a job in itself, then i sprayed in a wax release. Tomorrow i will stop and pick up a Preval sprayer to shoot the PVA then i hope to have enough time to gelcoat. so yes i am moving along. I have one question though. strick mentioned that he does one layer of fiberglass tape over the modeling clay, do you think i can cut strips from my 3/4 mat or do i have to use the tape. thanks john

[RidgeRunner]

I think his tape is just mat tape. You can definitely cut the mat into strips for that. Any woven fabric there and you would be able to see the weave in the reflection of the gelcoat (print through). The roller type bubble poppers will have to be used lightly on the clay like you said. Have a brush ready to do some light dabbing. Oh and , Please.

[wellcraftv20step]

well i put a coat of unwaxed gelcoat on the mold today then i ran 2 inch strips of fiberglass tape and resin around the entire inside corner of mold over the molding clay . next i layed in one layer of 1 1/2 oz mat with resin ,had to stop thier because i had work to do that actually pays. i really wanted to put on another layer of glass just so i wouldn't have to sand between coats. It was hard to do but not as hard as i thought it might be. i will say i am so glad i bought the rollers to roll out the resin, that would have been a disaster, i took pics of the whole thing so far but left the camera at work or i would have tried to post them here tonight, i'll try and post them tomorrow night beacause as we all know lol

[wellcraftv20step]

With the help of Ridge and after many pm's Here are some pics of the build of my new 36x36 gas tank hatch. one is of the mold built from MDF. then youl see the modeling clay used to soften the corners and radius's. then layup using 2 layers of mat Tomorrow iwill be adding 5x5 pieces of plywood core with a mix of cabosil and resin and more mat . also spray wax and PVA was used thanks to the Preval sprayer, the mold was then gelcoated prior to layup. you can see the old starboard hatch in the background.
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[RidgeRunner]

Nice work. Your filleting work looks clean. Radius looks big, 1/4"? I am anxious to see how the gelcoat is gonna turn out. That is the one step I never tried.