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Applying the Final Layer
This boat has two layers of 1/4 marine plywood in strips as
noted in "planking." On the left, the
pictures below show the boat after the longitudinal strips are applied, 5200ed,
and the plastic strapping tape removed. It has been sanded once to remove the
5200 residue, and awaits final "through the grits" treatment.
The "black" bow is 1/4" mahogany strips that run from the bow
to the border of the 3rd 1/4" plywood bottom layer. As this will show, I
applied the black stain prior to an epoxy layer prior to laying out the boot
stripe.
The detail of the junctions points show the black line residue
of the black 5200 caulk-- as this boat is to be stained black, the caulk lines
should disappear.
The right side photos show the mahogany strips with the
plastic strapping tape still stapled on. The 5200 takes a week to fully cure,
and I aren't taking any chances.
You can also see the donor boat about to disappear to the
landfill. I already have everything out except the engine, and it is being
removed to my trailer on the way to the landfill. The entire drive train is
salvageable and I have high hopes for the engine. The instrument panel is
being re-chromed at present.
You can also see now the shape of the barrelback of this
design. It adds quite a bit of complexity to the stern shape, but it is now
obvious that it is worth it.
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