The fairing epoxy has a totally different consistency than the regular silica that we use for gluing. Described as peanut butter, it's really more like a putty.
Daddy did the port side yesterday and sanded it down this afternoon to see how it turned out. It looks good and feels smooth - no more of the little bumps all along the edges of the fiberglass and no more rough, gouged out places in the wood.
Spreading the fairing on was pretty simple. We just globbed it on, spread it thoroughly along the fiberglass edges or other spots that needed filling, and then feathered out the edges to reduce sanding when it dries.
Here's the transom and back end of the boat covered with the fairing putty. This weekend we'll sand it down and then start putting on more coats of liquid epoxy. We're also starting to look at colors for the boat. The suggestion box is open if anyone has any ideas! We're considering a pale yellow with dark blue trim or a pale greenish color (called blue ice) with either a dark blue or dark green trim. The interior (seats/decks) will most likely be a creamy, off-white color. I'm leaning towards a white or off-white sail - my dad's boats have red sails that I'm not too fond of.
I vote for the yellow with blue trim. Though the blue ice sounds nice, the yellow would be so pretty afloat! Trish
ReplyDeleteUnfortunately the yellow color we were looking at is the wrong kind of paint - so we have to try to find a similar color in the right kind. Sounds like we could use the yellow, but it's a two part...something (not sure on paint types and terminology)...and would be much harder to apply and come out looking good.
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