110 Cookson Lane | Whitefield, ME 04353 | 207-232-7600 | tim@lackeysailing.com
Preparing to install core on the starboard after sidedeck, I sanded away the paint in the surrounding areas, as I'd done elsewhere, and made other final preparations as needed.
After cleaning up, I laid out and cut pieces of core to fit the area.
Then, I wet out and installed the core in epoxy adhesive, following the same processes as in earlier areas.
I'd planned it so I could continue working on the port side while the starboard side was under construction, and to that end spent most of the remainder of the day sanding. I sanded the newly-cored port after sidedeck to remove excess resin and so forth, as usual. The core here ended up a bit lower than the surrounding deck edges, particularly alongside the cockpit, so I planned to add an additional layer of fiberglass to help make up the difference.
Next, I sanded the newly-fiberglassed port forward sidedeck, bringing the edges flush with the adjacent deck and lightly scuffing other areas to prepare for the next steps.
There was an island of several feet of sidedeck still coated with the 1,323 layers of old nonskid paint located between these two repairs, and this was a good time to take care of that area, along with stripping all the paint and gelcoat to bare laminate along the gunwale.
Later, I cleaned up and applied the first coat of fairing compound to the port forward sidedeck.
Finally, I installed two layers of fiberglass to the small area of the poop deck that I'd opened up and prepared earlier.
Total Time on This Job Today: 7.5 hours
