I worked on putting in the "fillets" in the bow, the transom, on each side of the bulkheads, and along the bottom seam. I wasn't able to start until later in the morning because the cellar seems to stay around 54 degrees and it took about three hours to get to 60 degrees. I wasn't sure what to do about the wires. On the planks I avoided them, but the directions showed covering them over when putting in the fillets. I don't know how I'm going to get them out later but I don't want the bulkheads to move and it's especially problem at the transom. I finally got the stickers off the planks--I was so thankful that everything was labeled when I started assembling the planks, but these labels were tough to get off. I finally used a razor blade and had to be careful not to pull off part of the wood. I put masking tape along the edge at the bottom of plank 2 to protect it from fiberglass and epoxy.
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| Getting the labels off was a little tricky--I needed a razor blade. |
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| Masking tape is in place to get ready for the fiberglass. The sticks are to check to make sure the dory doesn't have twist. |
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| After mixing epoxy with wood flour and getting it to a peanut butter consistency, I put it into a plastic bag and then cut the corner off. |
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| Using the bag allowed me to get a nice even bead of epoxy into each seam. |
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| Using my fillet stick to smooth out the joint. |
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| Using a plastic putty knife, I smoothed out each seam. Even though I tried to clean up any excess epoxy, I still missed some spots. |
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