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Back to work
By:Ken Sutherland
Date: 4/22/2001, 4:22 am

Well I got tired of waiting for the weather to warm up here in the great white north and moved the Baidarka from the garage to the basement, it took longer to clean up my basement workshop than anticipated and I've made a mental note to be neater for the rest of my life!

I took a pics and will post them when I get the time and inclination to figure out what all is involved.

I've done a seal coat on the inside of the hull and will be applying 4 oz cloth in the A.M., the holes from the wire stitches were not filled at all with the seal coat of epoxy (I tried to keep this coat thin). Should I be giving these holes any special attention, eg filling, or will they be taken care of just by the wetout of the inside and outside of the hull and deck?

Also, I have a spot about the size of a dime on the OUTSIDE rear deck, on the bare wood that seems to be oily to the touch. I don't know what I might have dripped on the area but what should I do to minimize the effects, both visual and structural, during my wetout of the deck?

Thanks,

Ken

Messages In This Thread

Back to work
Ken Sutherland -- 4/22/2001, 4:22 am
Re: Back to work
brett (the hitman hart)onnink -- 4/22/2001, 8:02 pm
Re: Back to work
Ken Sutherland -- 5/1/2001, 12:04 pm