jan 19-20...glass work

well, we are back from disney and im back at it.  

i started by sanding the hull one time to get her ready for glass. 

then i clipped the wires in the stems, which was a little scary:  but she was solid as a rock. 

she sanded very nicely with 80 grit on my orbital sander. 

now that the wires are snipped, i discovered my new best (and most destructive) friend.....the rasp. 

the rasp is pretty dangerous. i scuffed a few spots pretty badly but they sanded out and eventually i got the hang of it. 

heres the rough edge after a few passes with the rasp. 

then i just sanded. 

it didnt take long and i had some beautiful stems. 

now that she was sanded smooth i fit and cut a fiberglass sheet and started mixing epoxy resin. 

the resin soaked into the cloth perfectly. actually, the instructions told me to mix about 24 oz....and it turned out the the exact amount i needed. 

i used a tongue depressor as a squeegee and it worked quite well. 

and heres the final product after trimming the edges. 

i let it dry overnight and coated her again with epoxy today, this time adding some more cloth to the stems for stability. 

now she looks really great and will be ready for lots of sanding tomorrow night. 

in other news, charlie ate his first bite of (non-mommy-breastmilk) real food today....

ice cream from mr terry at the marina!

he didnt like the cold but loved the chocolate.