Monday, May 28, 2018

Coamings: Dry Fit

The coamings have been cut, trimmed (and trimmed multiple times, butt-joined, sanded, faired, sanded and now, today dry fit and ready for installation.



The blue tape in the cockpit area marks the location of the carlins (hoping to improve my aim with the drill). The blue tape on the foredeck marks where I'll scuff the epoxy coating before gluing the coamings in place. A side note: the decks (fore, side and aft) that are now epoxy coated (and look pretty good finished bright) will be painted along with the outside of the coamings.

Actual installation would have taken place today but for the weather. Afternoon temperatures in the 90s made me nervous about the epoxy going off before the entire coaming could be pulled/clamped into place.

So, tomorrow morning is the planned installation. And, the coamings are the last 'big' components to be installed... really getting close.

No comments:

Post a Comment