leaky end pour

 

I gave the hull a light sanding and then flipped the boat over and planed the sheer clamps so that the deck will sit nicely on them. Next was the 'end pours' - filling the bow and stern with thickened epoxy to provide strength, and something to drill through for the lifting ropes at the ends.


I made a little dam from an offcut of plywood and lined it with plastic, and then taped it to the inside of the hull. The epoxy poured in the top nicely...and then oozed straight out of the bottom - the masking tape was not up to the task! I had to scoop the ooze back into the mixing pot and ended up stuffing the base with some rags to complete a seal. I will remove this before the epoxy has set, and pour the rest of it with a better seal (duck tape, I think).

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