The stringers are officially bed in place, and most of them are cut to deck height. The PL needs to dry for a few day before I start to make PB fillets. The PL just bubbles up and looks like crap, and I want it perfect. I will also be adding 4 extra bulkheads to add to the strength.
Kinda nice to see deck height again. I used some 2X2 to hold up the outer stringers while a put PL under them.
Notice that I have my brad nailer in the boat. That thing proved irreplaceable when it came to holding something in place. I used it like a tack weld.
I figure you were doing this in the same month and year that I was doing the same job on my brother's Kona ski boat. I did use PL400 but different method.
ReplyDeleteI used cedar wedges to hold the stringers off the hull. Then I spotted PL every 6" or so along the length. After the PL cured, I pulled the wedges and bed the stringers in poly resin with talc to make the peanut butter. After that kicked off but still tacky I used the same for the filets. While that was still tacky, I tabbed the stringers to the hull. I used 2x Doug Fir for stringers.
(Bondo Corp used talc for their autobody fillers.)
Oh, I used duct tape to prevent the PL from sagging. The tape was pulled off after the PL had fully cured.
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