It’s actually not the gutters.. on the gunnels, the Formica just a sq ft stuck.
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I probably won’t be working on it for a few days... I put in about 12 hours yesterday. Towards the end of the my eyes started to get a little irritated. By the time I was done around 10pm my eye lids were swollen. Now today they’re still swollen. I went out for about 20 minutes or so to flip the deck and they became more inflamed. I am thinking that I have gotten an allergy to epoxy.... fml
I have heard of people working with this stuff for years and getting an allergy to it and having to stop working with it.. I hope I don’t get it that bad
Thanks for telling me that lol...
No sanding at all.. just laying glass.
G
It could be a fluke! Mabe ya rubbed your eyes somehow or got a little mist off a roller on ya. Just make sure you keep covered and well ventilated area next round of glassing amd watch for symptoms. The styrene in poly and gelcoat kills me when I spray if it gets on my face somehow! I look like I stuck my face in a deep fryer!
I need a bubble with arm slots lol... mine isn’t that bad and knock on wood it doesn’t get that bad.
Out of curiosity, do you put any extra reinforcement / backing plates, etc on the decks where the poling / casting platform will be located now, or just wait till later?
G
If it were me and I know where things are going, I would remove one skin in the area and fill with thickened epoxy or place phenolic blocks in using thickened epoxy then glass back over it for mounting blocks. If I were using poly resin then I would use thickened poly in place of the epoxy.
Boatbrains, the past year when I was working at Isla Marine in the Keys I saw lots of HB skiffs with phenolic block inserts that had swelled up lifting the deck. I have never used this stuff for inserts. So just an observation.If it were me and I know where things are going, I would remove one skin in the area and fill with thickened epoxy or place phenolic blocks in using thickened epoxy then glass back over it for mounting blocks. If I were using poly resin then I would use thickened poly in place of the epoxy.
On all my decks I have just relied on proper backing plate from below. I feel the core has enough compressive strength. Now you have to have a secre tower setup and proper feet too so it does not work and the coreners don’t dig in if moving.
If going the route of cutting out the skin from below before gluing the deck on I agree with using putty fillers with cabocil or silaca as the thickening powder. I like to just lay in multiple layers of 1-1/2 oz matt and cloth to build up and then I can drill and tap the 1/4-20 bolts in place and not need the have nuts and washers. Or best of all just add the nuts and washers last. Very watertight and strong, but a bit more work.
You differently know your stuff. If using epoxy and wanting a real dense filler use west’s highdensity filler along with silaca. Will be as hard as rock too.
The cool thing about building a one off deck like this is you can glass on all kinds things to it like around the stern and fill in stuff from above and then just fair over for the final paint job. This is great when wanting a side console to flow right into the deck and other such stuff..
G
Chris, thank’s for the heads up about the phenolic block! While I have never seen it myself, I will take your word and continue using thickened putty!Boatbrains, the past year when I was working at Isla Marine in the Keys I saw lots of HB skiffs with phenolic block inserts that had swelled up lifting the deck. I have never used this stuff for inserts. So just an observation.
On all my decks I have just relied on proper backing plate from below. I feel the core has enough compressive strength. Now you have to have a secre tower setup and proper feet too so it does not work and the coreners don’t dig in if moving.
If going the route of cutting out the skin from below before gluing the deck on I agree with using putty fillers with cabocil or silaca as the thickening powder. I like to just lay in multiple layers of 1-1/2 oz matt and cloth to build up and then I can drill and tap the 1/4-20 bolts in place and not need the have nuts and washers. Or best of all just add the nuts and washers last. Very watertight and strong, but a bit more work.
You differently know your stuff. If using epoxy and wanting a real dense filler use west’s highdensity filler along with silaca. Will be as hard as rock too.
The cool thing about building a one off deck like this is you can glass on all kinds things to it like around the stern and fill in stuff from above and then just fair over for the final paint job. This is great when wanting a side console to flow right into the deck and other such stuff..
You and Chris already answered pole position’s question..
I feel fine...my eyes are still swollen.. but I had to do some work. It drives me crazy sitting inside..
What is the best way to get clay off?
I feel fine...my eyes are still swollen.. but I had to do some work. It drives me crazy sitting inside..
What is the best way to get clay off?
G
Good question, when you find the answer please tell me! I usually just use a soap and water bathe with a scrub brush after scraping as much as I can. Seems to work but is work! If someone has a better way, I’d sure like to hear it.You and Chris already answered pole position’s question..
I feel fine...my eyes are still swollen.. but I had to do some work. It drives me crazy sitting inside..
What is the best way to get clay off?
A small electric pressure washer might do the trick then a soap and water bath to remove residue???
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