Farallon

I wrapped up the transom fairing and sanding today. The final round consisted of applying fairing to a few small spots (mainly around the keyhole area) and then sanding the entire transom down one last time.

Wrapped up the fairing and sanding process on the lower portion of the pilot house. In the pictures you can see few spots where I added some fresh fairing and then sanded it down for the final time.

It might not look like it from the pictures, but the fairing and sanding process is finished on the upper part of the pilot house.

Yes, it is very boring and laborious… but very necessary… Transom shots…

Fairing the entire transom, round 1 of applying fairing compound and sanding it down,

Okay, now that the glass has been laid down, we are shifting to the fairing process. And fairing is a PROCCESS. It is not a one and done deal. It takes many iterations to get it right, Apply fairing compound, … Read More

When Mother Nature deals you a tough hand, you just have to gut it out and work within the parameters that she gives you. It was another hot day so I got up early (when it was cooler) and charged … Read More

I spent the day making patterns, templates, and cutting out 1708 cloth for the upper portion of the pilot house. It was equally as challenging as the lower portion. The big rounded front edge made making relief cuts in the … Read More

The heat wave subsided a enough so that I could epoxy down the last layer of foam on the top side of the pilot house. I used all of the clamps that I had…

It has been a little bit hot here lately and that has curtailed production somewhat, 100+ degrees does not lend itself to fiberglass work too much. But today I was able to flip the pilot house over and cut one … Read More

Another early morning today to beat the heat. An 8 hour continuous glassing layup to finish the second half. Plus an hour prep beforehand (sanding, getting materials ready, etc,) and an hour cleanup at the end. But it is all … Read More

Today is the the day, Going to start laying up the pilot house riser glass. Of course the Northern CA weather is not cooperating – forecasted to be 100+ degrees today. So I got up at 4 am and got … Read More

Back to work. I moved the pilot house into the garage and prepped it for some glass. Starting with the bottom of the pilot house foam risers. Spent many hours templating and cutting out the 1708 cloth. 3 layers of … Read More

I did another layer of fairing and sanding on the keyhole. I am incrementally building up the keyhole area prior to doing a full fairing and sanding procedure on the entire transom.

Spent a little bit of time over the last couple of days sanding and shaping the 6 layers of foam. The edges were rounded off in order for the 3 layers of 1708 glass to conform to the 90 degree … Read More

Over the last few days I have started to raise the barn. Good old fashioned barn raising. But this time the barn is the pilot house and we are are raising it’s foundation by 4.5″ on the bottom side. 6 … Read More

I laid the first layer of fairing onto the keyhole. Not pretty – but the objective was to fill all of the little nooks and crannies, Filling and shaping layers to follow. Glass laid up. Ready to fair. 1st layer … Read More

Finished the transom tabbing. Last 2 pieces were at the bottom of the hull V. I went with 2 layers of the heavy stuff that we got from the previous owner. The stuff is thick and stiff. Seems to be … Read More

Added a couple more pieces of tabbing, This time it was from the transom to the lower hull. Weather was mild again today and the two tabs turned out great.

When I laid up the 6 layers of 1708 to fill the outside of the keyhole, the weather was not my friend. The ambient temp heated up fast and killed the working time with the epoxy. The final layout turned … Read More

Started tabbing in the inner transom today. Turned out pretty good. Weather was great – only got to 76 today. Plenty of working time with the epoxy.

Seakeeper bunker preparation. Cut out the floor. Trimmed up the lips. And sanded down the sides where it needs to be tabbed in. (Forget about days 0 to 15 – we are starting here…)