Yes, another 2 hours of sanding and now the inboard side of the hull has been completely sanded (for this coat). I am sanding using a combination of the Bohler and orbital and the shorter long board. I cant use the longer long board I made on the inboard side of the hull because it […]
I managed 2 hours of sanding (about my limit) today. I started at the bow on the inboard side. I usually like to get the outboard side done first so that I use most energy on the most important side of the hull before my enthusiasm wanes (it hasn’t at all yet but I fear […]
I didn’t do much on the boat today. I wandered in mid afternoon primarily to check that the highbuild was setting ok and to change the wheels on one of the cradles. The wheels I originally put on were supposed to be rated at 65kgs each so 4 should have given a nominal load rating […]
I hand sanded the chamfer turn with the pool noodle tool today. That was a tough half hour! I also filled a few more places in the hull that I thought could use some more fill including 2 more holes that I created by using the Stanley knife to remove some more suspect glass that […]
I spent an hour sanding back all the filler that I put on the hull yesterday and it all worked very well and has remedied the problems of the glass tears and holes. It also saved me some sanding work as I filled some of the low spots that were left so apart from sanding […]
Hands up the biggest idiots here. If you raised your hand you are in the top 10 but I still think I would win. I just sanded 70% of the hull using the 60 grit paper when I could have been using the 40 grit and cutting the work almost in half. I was trying […]
I only managed an hour today. I am definitely past half way now with all of the outboard side sanded except as mentioned yesterday for a lot of un-sanded low spots that I have to decide to either fill or keep sanding down to flat. If I decided to keep sanding then I have about […]
Another 2 hours sanding today and I think I am now past halfway. I have about a meter to do on the outboard side and have done about 3 meters at the bow of the inboard side and a meter at the stern. So I have done more than I have to go on the […]
Not much to report. I have done another 2 hours on the sanding of the hull but perhaps I am getting more efficient because I think I am at about 40% done on the bog sand back now. I think I might get it finished in the next week or so, if I can stay […]
I managed about 3 hours sanding today and am just over a quarter of the way (30%) done on the bog sand back. I have burnt out another random orbital sander, both went the same way, they spin freely (and fast) when not touching the disc but the moment you touch the disc to the […]
