I took off the clamps and was pleased to see that the repair I did on the crack in the rail came out OK. I started sanding it, but the sandpaper on the belt sander ripped in half and I could do no more. MaryAnn helped me flip the dory over again--each time it gets a little heavier. Then I started getting ready to fiberglass the bottom. Using a hand saw, I cut off the the rails so that they were flush with transom. I sanded the whole bottom and the stem with the orbital sander. I started laying out the fiberglass when I remembered that I needed masking tape along the bottom edge of plank two, and along the edge of the transom. I also taped on each side of the stem. Then I laid the fiberglass out and trimmed it along the masking tape. I was glad the tape was blue because it was easier to see the edges. Finally, I got to the exciting step of wetting the fiberglass with epoxy--I'm so impressed with the way the fiberglass becomes invisible (except for the texture) and how the epoxy brings out the color of the wood.
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| Masking the stem to get ready for the fiberglass. |
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| Masking the transom to get ready for fiberglass. |
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| Laying out the fiberglass and trimming it to the transom. |
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| Laying out the fiberglass and trimming it to the stem. |
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| Spreading epoxy on the fiberglass with a plastic putty knife. |
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| Wetting the fiberglass with the epoxy. |
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| Fiberglass on stem and bottom is wet with epoxy. |
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| Fiberglass on the transom is wet with epoxy. Note that the rails are trimmed to match the transom. |
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