All of the holes cut in the bulkheads for weight saving, and all sheer strake cut-outs already done

 

 

 

First full layup of a filleted seam, the overall process being:

1   coat all surfaces with LV epoxy with slow hardener

2   mix up  & apply filleting material to ALL seams in the compartment using home created sanding dust, collected with the Dyson dust extractor setup.

      I found there was no need to get too lovey about cleaning up at this stage, as the epoxy stays open long enough to tidy up after completeing the layup

3   Using 4- and 6- inch 300gram tape, do each seam as a wet layup in the glassing tray, again using the LV/slow combination - it wets out much more easily

4   Use a new (soft) gloss foam roller from Screwfix to eliminate air bubbles & smooth out the surfaces

5   Clean up & go for a beer

 

 

 

The first compartment took about 2 hours including cutting the glass tapes to length.

 

Below, I made the mistake of leaving the roller in the boat in me eagerness to get to the pub

 

 

and consequently had a little extra sanding to do later on...