Key Largo by Dave Vangsness, Riverside, California
4 April 2011 (Cont'd)
Each layer was applied with epoxy rolled on with a paint
roller and held in place with staples. I shot the
staples through cardboard "washers" and every one
was removed after the epoxy dried. I lost count of the
thousands of staples. I paid the kids 5 cents per
staple for removal services. After all layers were
complete, bronze screws and mahogany plugs went around the
hull at the chines, sheer and double along the keel.
The hull nearing rough completion before stain and
fiberglass. The mahagony sides have been applied and
the bottom fairing is nearly complete.
My youngest boy helping out. He will be 13 by the time
we have the 'sea trials' in 2011!
My oldest boy who will be 19 and home from college for Spring
Break on 'sea trials' day!
The hull receiving the single layer of fiberglass cloth used
on the entire hull. It is draped and ready for epoxy
'wetting out.'
The hull after fiberglass cloth and receiving multiple
additional coats of epoxy resin. The shaft hole is
visible, but was actually drilled before the fiberglass was
applied.
