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Post by Joe - Sail No 46 on Feb 18, 2021 19:46:05 GMT
I saw your nav station Dan with the cut out area for your legs to sit facing forward. I recently installed, dry fitting, the bunks and nav station from the cnc kit and then cut out to copy your idea. It works a treat. So to avoid copyright, I'm disclosing my 100% copying of your idea. Thanks, I'm not sure I would have done it so well otherwise  I still can't work out getting images on here, but there is a photo of my rather crude attempt so far, fine tuning to be done - 580yachtbuild.co.uk/thanks mate |
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Post by peterbrumby on Feb 19, 2021 9:33:49 GMT
Looking very cool Joe!
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Post by captdan on Feb 19, 2021 12:56:10 GMT
I saw your nav station Dan with the cut out area for your legs to sit facing forward. I recently installed, dry fitting, the bunks and nav station from the cnc kit and then cut out to copy your idea. It works a treat. So to avoid copyright, I'm disclosing my 100% copying of your idea. Thanks, I'm not sure I would have done it so well otherwise I still can't work out getting images on here, but there is a photo of my rather crude attempt so far, fine tuning to be done - 580yachtbuild.co.uk/thanks mate Hey Joe, Your nav station looks great ! Dont worry about any copyright infringements ...... boat drinks someday will take care of that ! hahaha I saw your blog post about the head in the forward compartment - it looks to fit in there quite nicely. Oh ya, dont worry about the headroom while you are on the throne - just stick your head through the hatch ! I also saw that you had used the peel ply on the hull. I didnt do that on my hull but I intend to use it on the deck when I get to that point. Would you be able to make a post on the Forum about your procedure on how you applied it ? Removing it looks awesome with the static electricity created when it gets removed !! Thanks, Dan |
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Post by Joe - Sail No 46 on Feb 20, 2021 18:01:24 GMT
Hi Dan
Peel ply is a neat product that allows the epoxy to soak through it but not stick, when removed it leaves a fairly smooth finish.
I applied it after the last sheets of matting, I had rolled the matting with a washer roller to remove all visible air bubbles. That equalled a lot of rollering. Then lay on the peel ply and I used the same washer roller to embed it onto the matting. After lots of rollering the excess epoxy soaks through the peel ply. It goes translucent and you can see any bubbles that may remain and roll them out. I had to use an air heater under the hull to keep the temperature up, then 3 days later I waited till dark and pulled it off. Need a full face mask as tiny shards of epoxy go everywhere. The light show is ace though. The finish is smoother and theoretically less fairing needed. Enjoy.
Cheers
joe
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Post by jimschofield on Feb 20, 2021 23:30:27 GMT
Hi Joe, I love peel ply !
This was my first time using it and it saved me so much sanding. I glassed the hull with side to side sheets, doubling on the bottom. Straight away, I put on peel ply and squeezed it just like the glass. So each day, I just peeled back enough to get my overlap and had a beautiful 80 grit finish ready for epoxy, no sanding needed. The second layer of glass got new peel ply and then for fairing, I had to just rough up a few little spots of shiny epoxy. I'm converted !
Jim
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Post by martellmarine on Feb 21, 2021 2:36:03 GMT
Hi Joe, I love peel ply ! This was my first time using it and it saved me so much sanding. I glassed the hull with side to side sheets, doubling on the bottom. Straight away, I put on peel ply and squeezed it just like the glass. So each day, I just peeled back enough to get my overlap and had a beautiful 80 grit finish ready for epoxy, no sanding needed. The second layer of glass got new peel ply and then for fairing, I had to just rough up a few little spots of shiny epoxy. I'm converted ! Jim The benefits of using a quality peel ply FAAAAARRRR outweigh the additional co$t to buy! |
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Post by captdan on Feb 21, 2021 2:57:19 GMT
Hi Dan Peel ply is a neat product that allows the epoxy to soak through it but not stick, when removed it leaves a fairly smooth finish. I applied it after the last sheets of matting, I had rolled the matting with a washer roller to remove all visible air bubbles. That equalled a lot of rollering. Then lay on the peel ply and I used the same washer roller to embed it onto the matting. After lots of rollering the excess epoxy soaks through the peel ply. It goes translucent and you can see any bubbles that may remain and roll them out. I had to use an air heater under the hull to keep the temperature up, then 3 days later I waited till dark and pulled it off. Need a full face mask as tiny shards of epoxy go everywhere. The light show is ace though. The finish is smoother and theoretically less fairing needed. Enjoy. Cheers joe Thanks Joe ! That helps a lot. I think I will do a small test piece first before tackling my deck. Cheers ! |
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