I really hate to ask a dumb question - but if you know, what exactly is that brown material under the deck?View attachment 141143 View attachment 141144 View attachment 141145 View attachment 141146 Today I got the starboard deck skin and Core removed. Then I sanded the fiberglass with 40 grit sandpaper so that I get a good mechanical bond. Removing the thin wood that was still stuck to the fiberglass was simple with the use of a wood chisel. I also got one of the skins cleaned and sanded.
Its thickened resin. I couldn't tell you why they did it that way though. It's about a quarter inch thick. I don't know if they were trying to save money by using a thinner core or what. Thick resin is a lot weaker than if they had used a thicker core. My guess is cost. I also find it odd that they used dynel too?I really hate to ask a dumb question - but if you know, what exactly is that brown material under the deck?
Some kind of heavy resin layer on top of fiberglass mat? The more I look at it - the less I realize I really know.
Yes the plywood was about 1/4".Thanks Moondance. Maybe the thinking was it would not rot, but that seems in contrast to using any plywood at all. Was the plywood under the deck about 1/4"? You're doing great work-
The deck has 2 layers of 1.5 oz.. CSM sandwiching 1 layer of 1708. Next step is fairing and painting using Total Boat products Total Fair, Topside Primer, Total Tread, and Wet Edge topside paint. I guess I should of left the plywood out until I was done documenting the other steps first. Not to worry though they are coming!Ok... so besides working on the level of that private stock previously advertised... what is your next step with the deck? What is your plan for finishing and anti-slip method?
How many layers of CSM did you put down?
Ok, so you got a fair thickness of laminate... there's just no getting away from fairing though is there!? It is a seriously laborious job and mostly manual sanding with long boards. At least I know now that I am not the only one doing thisThe deck has 2 layers of 1.5 oz.. CSM sandwiching 1 layer of 1708. Next step is fairing and painting using Total Boat products Total Fair, Topside Primer, Total Tread, and Wet Edge topside paint. I guess I should of left the plywood out until I was done documenting the other steps first. Not to worry though they are coming!
Fairing wont be to bad for me in that area as most of it will be covered up by non-skid. Mainly just to get any major low spots taken care of.Ok, so you got a fair thickness of laminate... there's just no getting away from fairing though is there!? It is a seriously laborious job and mostly manual sanding with long boards. At least I know now that I am not the only one doing this
Noted, but don't underestimate the work required to do fairing nicely!Fairing wont be to bad for me in that area as most of it will be covered up by non-skid. Mainly just to get any major low spots taken care of.