Project Log: Sunday, February 1, 2015
In a series of short work sessions spread over a few
different days, I continued work on the new lazarette
hatch and steering cylinder cover box. Once the
newest round of fiberglass on the hatch had cured
(including the forward corners and inner skin over the
core), I sanded as needed.
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This was pretty much it for the structural work on the
hatch. Later, I applied a thin coat of fairing
compound over the surface of the hatch to fill the
remaining cloth weave, and also at the newly-formed
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To finish up the steering arm box, I attached a top to
the three-sided box I'd glued up earlier. Meanwhile,
from some thinner material I had on hand, I laminated a
small panel that would complete the box--a 1/4" thick
extension from the back of the box that would cover the
top part of the opening in the bulkhead, and give me a
place for convenient screws since this box needed to be
removable. |
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With the epoxy cured, I spent some time sanding the new
hatch and the steering box cover smooth, and rounded the
corners on the little box. Other than finish
sanding and painting, the lazarette hatch was complete
now. The steering box needed one more gluing
operation to secure the back piece, which I did before
the end of the day. |
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Total Time Today: 2 Hours |
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