Two days in a row

While Josh took a four hour nap, I finished sanding the interior of the CD10 - this time in the Tyvek suit.


Photo credit goes to Jake, who takes the hazardous material warning seriously and stays far away.

With the interior sanded, I propped the boat on its side and hosed it down to get rid of all the dust and debris.



Last night, before putting the boat away, Jake and I epoxied the drain hole in the bottom of the boat. We mixed up a batch of slightly thickened epoxy and topped up the hole. There's still some filling and fairing work to do when it's time to take care of the bottom.





I had noticed during sanding that the seat fillets were cracked and that the tabbing was a little loose, so once the hull had dried sufficiently I reinforced all four attachment points for each seat with fiberglass tabbing.



When work resumes, I'll give the tabbing a washdown and sanding before wiping down the interior of the hull with acetone in preparation for a layer of lightweight cloth. I happened to have a piece of cloth on hand that will cover the aft section.



Here's the original aft seat. I've decided to salvage most of the wood, partly to save money but also to preserve the boat's original character. Bits that are missing or too far gone will be replaced.