Adventures in a Mill Creek 16.5

 This is the last major piece of fibre glassing - the inside of the deck. I trimmed the bottom of the coaming first with a saw and then an electric file - not a very enjoyable job, but it came out OK, I think.

 Here is the deck after two coats of epoxy onto the glass fibre cloth.

I have now fibre-glassed the inside of the hull; a single layer of the 125 g/sqm, with an extra patch of heavier cloth where my feet will go.  The beam is still OK at 61cm (even if the photo makes it look a bit squashed!). Once the epoxy has set, the hull should be more or less done...hurrah. I have made an error of my epoxy quantities, and I will need to buy another 3kg... more delivery costs!!  

  I have now started the process of fibre-glassing the hull. I have used two layers of 125g/sqm (4oz) glass, and both epoxied at the same time. After applying the 'wetting out' coat with a wooden spatula (probably a poor choice!), I applied two top coats using a foam roller. My objective is to just cover the weave of the cloth...

  I have flipped the hull again and sanded up to 120 grit, ready for glassing. The deck has had to be put out of the way, and is a bit precarious balanced on top of the drill press!

  The deck is now just about done, and I have cut out the cockpit and also fitted the walnut bow stem. The cockpit coaming is also to be made from walnut, and I have made a start on this now.