January 6, 2025

PT11-49

Monday

Now that both sides of the foils were fill coated and cured, I could trim the excess fiberglass from the second side, and finalize the sanding and shaping of both pieces.  I sanded the glossy epoxy flat and smooth with a sanding block and finessed the edges by hand (especially the leading edge) to achieve the final shape.

Before continuing, I checked the daggerboard to ensure it fit in the slot.  There was as yet nothing to hold it in place, so I had to hold it while doing the check, but the board fit through both ends of the slot with no issued whatever.

Now, I applied a final gloss coat of epoxy to the first side; I’d do the second side on a different day.

I lightly sanded the outboard mounting area to smooth the epoxy fill coat and complete the construction work there.

Total time billed on this job today: 1.25 hours