The epoxy was delivered yesterday but the weather was cold rain and snowing. This morning was fairly clear and by 11:30 the frost had about melted off the poly cover and the scaffolds so I started sticking core into the hull. Ten malt cups of epoxy later it was 5:00PM, the temperature was down to 45deg and I was bushed. About 3/4 of the replacement core has been spread with epoxy on it's bottom, clamped, screwed and weighted. It seems to be polymerizing slowly.
I put a little heater and two big light bulbs inside the cover to provide some heat during this cold night. The pictures shows what it looks like a few minutes ago. Snow is predicted tomorrow but maybe there will be some sun and I can finish the first epoxy for the core.
The next step will be a lot of filling and grinding in preparation for two layers of glass cloth set in epoxy. I could do with 7 days of warm weather but that is not to be.
Gazing out on the graceful lines of the boat and thinking about details of my design adaptation keep me inspired, and warm, so far.
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