I entered the shop at around 9:45 ready to get to work. I started sanding and it was still peely and looking drippy and not very clean. I decided to add ANOTHER layer of epoxy to try and even out the top layer! I used a roller and an extra brush to smooth the bubbles! It seems to have worked. I am stressing about getting started on the painting. But after epoxying the boat 2 times today I believe sanding will not be as difficult. I am excited to put the boat in the pond during graduation.
Today I woke up, headed to the Boat-Building Shop, and started my first day on my Senior Project. I've been working on my boat for two years now, and the time has come for the final few steps to be put into action. I am so eager to finish it up. Right when I walked in to see my Eastport Pram, I knew what I had to do: 1. Remove the clamps from my doublers. 2. Sand the handles of the bow and stern. 3. Work on filleting the internal frames. 4. Install the motor pad and scrape up the oozing epoxy. There were some dents when removing the claps, so a quick sanding came in handy. I used a heat gun and scrapper to remove access/dried epoxy around the edges of the doubler. My first go at filleting the frames turned out pretty nice “looking”, but not dense and supportive enough. This led me to add another supporting layer of extra-thickened epoxy. The end of the day came in fast, so I quickly spread unthickened epoxy on the motor pad's surface, then quickly mixed up some thickened epoxy
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