Remember when you came back to school in September and you had to write an essay on what you did on your summer vacation?
Well, we have been spending the summer fixing the leaks in the aft cabin. The aft cabin is made of plywood and it seems that Dickerson left the edge of the plywood exposed on all the 41s. Water seeps into the plywood and it rots. When enough wood rots away you get leaks. We finally decided it was time to address the problem.
The project started with an archeological excavation to unearth the rot.
You have to cut out the rotten wood and replace it with good wood.
Once you have cut away the rot, you can fit new pieces of wood.
Cutting the new panels and getting them to fit is a long, slow process.
The pieces on the right are ones that Jackie has sanded
Finally after much measuring, cutting, planing, and sanding, the panels are ready to install. Mix epoxy and coat the wood then thicken epoxy and put it on the edges, then put the panels in place, screw them down, and add epoxy to make sure all the joints are sealed.
Now we just have to sand it all smooth, fill the gaps with epoxy, cover with fiberglass, sand some more, and paint.
Next: We get to do the other side.
July 17, 2011 at 9:08 pm |
Guess you will be glad when Summer vacation is over and you can go back to school.
July 18, 2011 at 11:55 am |
I’m glad I was there to see the project. Now, it’s my turn chase the rot.
Bruce “Hemisphere Dancer” D-41 #19