After a bunch of grinding and filling the boat deck still looked pretty rough yesterday but I went ahead today and mopped on some fiberglass cloth and epoxy. Happy to report that today, it looks pretty good. When the paint goes on I expect that the flaws will jump out to the eye but I will hope that it is strong, if not totally beautiful. It will get another coat of cloth next week after I get more epoxy delivered from Florida, (Tuesday) and if the weather is agreeable. It is supposed to turn colder.
After two weeks of mostly wrecking stuff, cutting stainless bolts corroded into aluminum with a cold chisel, digging out rot, and carving off unwanted fiberglass with the Sawzall I am encouraged to be BUILDING up instead of wrecking. Once I get this deck in shape, I can think about fun stuff like the design of the seats and the cuddy, painting the hull, storage lockers, and the rigging.
I am thinking about putting a small outboard in a well. Boat people: Any thoughts or references on how to design a good outboard well? I think I have read about outboard wells that don't work.
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