Journal
Hull Preparation: I've decided to prepare the hull for covering by working from the top of the hull to the bottom - keel to gunwale. Since sanding isn't very exciting to watch, this is a compilation of several days work.
In preparing to apply an epoxy fillet to the keel, I spent the better part of one morning sanding and roughing up the epoxy around the keel. If the epoxy isn't sanded, the fillet won't adhere.
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When I got down to the corner I used a Dremel tool to finish the job. |
Next I mixed up some epoxy glue and thickener. |
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| The spreader that I chose is about 2" wide. | I used my mixing stick to apply the glue for the fillet |
I used the spreader to smooth the fillet. I'm trying to do the whole fillet in one continuous motion.
The finished fillet.
After I finished the fillet I went back and removed as much of the excess/spillover as possible to save time when I sand it again. During this session I did both sides of the front third of the keel. During my next session I'll climb back on top of the hull and do the back 2/3 of the keel fillet.
