Glassing the joints

Long night of setting up the boat for fiberglass. First of all, I chose to use duct tape rather than the stitch and glue method because of the ease. The humidity of Missouri says differently. We found that even with Gorilla duct tape, it would slip and the hull would separate. Solution? More duct tape! 

After adding and resetting the duct tape, we committed ourselves to finishing out the fiberglass for the joints. We taped along each side of the joints to assist with the difficulty of the fillit process. 

Fillit: seems spelled wrong? It is a simple compound word defining itself easily. It involves mixing epoxy and adding wood flour (superfine sawdust). It is the consistency of peanut butter if mixed correctly. You take this thickened paste and fill it into all joints sort of like caulk. I clearly got better at this as I progressed. 

Then after applying fillit into the joints, we pulled the masking tape off. Then I cut the fiberglass tape (a long roll about 4 inches wide) into the appropriate lengths for the interior of the bow and stern. I then placed it in the bow, Rob mixed some epoxy as I prepped, then painted it over the fiberglass. I continued with the stern, then the sides of the hull. 

At 1:15am, we finished up the glassing job. Two+ days to ensure full curing. I might work on some other parts of the project before Wednesday when I can get back to it.

If it was not mentioned, pre epoxy and rigging weight, the 13' hull alone weighed 18 lbs.

Reeves