Prepping Outside

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<td valign="top" width=190 BGCOLOR="#A6CAF0" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Building the Chesapeake 16"><U>Home</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id35.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Choosing and Ordering"><U>Choosing and Ordering</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id38.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Preparing and Unpacking"><U>Preparing and Unpacking</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id43.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Gluing the Scarf Joints"><U>Gluing the Scarf Joints</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id46.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Screwing up Scarf Joints"><U>Screwing up Scarf Joints</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id47.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Gluing Sheer Clamps"><U>Gluing Sheer Clamps</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id50.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Stitching the Hull"><U>Stitching the Hull</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id52.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Filleting"><U>Filleting</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id53.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Fiberglassing Inside"><U>Fiberglassing Inside</U></A></div> 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had already coated with epoxy.  I applied this paste along each of the seams.  That way when I sand off the sharp corners I won't have to sand all the way down to the interior fillet to get a nice rounded transition from bottom to side.  The booklet only said to fill in any gaps and didn't mention doing the whole seam but there was a little picture of someone doing it and it seemed like a good idea to me.  I tried to do it as neatly as possible to avoid excessive sanding later but it was pretty messy:</div> <div> <IMG SRC="159bfff0.jpg" border=0 width="191" height="255" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">  </div> <bR> <div> Here is what it looked like when I had finished with that step:</div> <div> <IMG SRC="15dbefd0.jpg" border=0 width="190" height="253" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">  <IMG SRC="182befd0.jpg" border=0 width="190" height="253" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> When that was dry I sanded the whole exterior, particularly the seams which I rounded over.  I sanded with 80 grit mostly and then went over everything once with 120 and 220.</div> <div> Here is what it looked like when I had finished sanding:</div> <div> <IMG SRC="169baf80.jpg" border=0 width="186" height="248" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">  <IMG SRC="16bb9f70.jpg" border=0 width="185" height="247" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> I sanded off all of the excess thickened epoxy but as you can see there are still dark areas.  These are the result of the wetness of the epoxy seeping in and they are impossible to sand off.  So hopefully when I add the fiberglass and get the whole surface wet with epoxy they will disappear.  After I cleaned all the dust off the surface of the wood I declared it ready to fiberglass...</div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id57.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Fiberglassing Outside"><U>Click here to continue.</U></A></div> <bR> <bR> <div> This website is a labor of love and I never expected anything in return.  But if you want 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