10-4 on that!Damn ... you're good, dude. Look how clean that work is!
10-4 on that!Damn ... you're good, dude. Look how clean that work is!
I used an oscillating multi tool. It makes for a thinner cut with less dust.
The coosa bends EXTREMELY easy especially when it's only 1/4" thick. The only thing I don't like about working with it is the amount of fiberglass I get in my hands from it.Thats some quick work going on there. How does the "coosa" board conform to compound curves?
I had to cut grooves in the plywood because it was too stiff to bend into the curves. Also ended up having to cut into sections for same reason and also space to get pieces inside the boat!
Yep - I can highly recommend this type of tool... problem is now you start thinking about all those little jobs requiring surgical precision that you would never had touched using an angle grinder!Fantastic Job . That is a big job. thanks for the tip with the oscillating tool . I have used a cutting wheel on a grinder for years with a die grinder. My next investment thank you...
I haven’t been able to finish my project yet due to the never ending rain here in Tampa. The issue with my foredeck was a combination of water intrusion around the lifeline stanchions and dry delamination in front of the cabin top. I’m not sure if you have the newer model like me or the first model. It’s really hard to tell you what should be done to yours without seeing it myself. If you have anyway to borrow a moisture meter I’d do that to find out if it’s water intrusion or just delamination. If not the next best thing would be is to use a small drill bit and drill a hole and check that way. As for spider cracks I would check out Boatworks Today on YouTube. He has lots of great info on his channel. Best of luck and full sails!I am really curious how this project ended up turning out. I have a large soft spot on the left side of my hatch that needs to be fixed. I haven't noticed any delamination anywhere else. I want to get rid of all of the spidering in my gel coat on the top deck and repaint it this winter while also repairing my soft spot. Also, there seems to be a lot of stress spidering around the stay mounts. Thinking about filling those with epoxy and redrilling them out.
If I am going to go through the trouble of all of this, should I cut out the entire top deck like this and redo it all or just spot fix?
Hm. Yeah, those kid things kinda slow people down a lil bit especially if they're new.Had a kid