I will try to answer some of the questions:
Could you explain photo numbers 27 & 28 what is going on in the photos?
In photo 38 is that a small router?
What happened in photo 43?
Photos 27 and 28 are showing a longboard being used to rough sand the edges of the layup flush with the side of the hull. It was important to get this area flush so that the teak eyebrow would lay flush to the hull side.
Photo 38 is a small router. It's referred to as a trim router and generally used to trim laminate installation on countertops.
Photo 43 is an area where the glass layup overlaps and results in high and low spots that need to be filled and faired.
I think it looks nice and I want to glass over Harbingers caprail but still place the caprail over the glassed area. Did you simply remove as much of the deck/hull joint compound and begin glassing? What about the bolts - just leave them in too?
We (mostly Diane) spent a lot of time scraping and grinding to remove as much old caulking/compound as possible. The original hull/deck joint screws were left in place. Some needed to be ground flush so they would not interfere with the layup. Dave also recommended that we drill out all the open holes left from the original cap rail. Diane drilled them oversize (5/16 i think) and countersunk them to provide a clean hole for the epoxy to bond to. We did the same with the jib car track bolt holes. I like to think this will also provide additional sheer strength to the joint. Diane and Dave put cotton in the holes to prevent the neet (unthickened) epoxy from running through.
I am out of time right now but will answer more of the questions later.
Thanks for all the compliments!
