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LAMINATING THE DECK:
You will need the Deck, Deck Reinforcement, 50 clothes pins, 1-inch epoxy brush, 1 level
tablespoon of powdered filler (talc), 1 pump of West Systems 105 epoxy with 206 slow hardener, mixing cup, dowel or
craft stick to mix, 100grt double-sided sandpaper, an old bath towel, the 10-inch paint stirring stick. The towel protects the
deck’s surface while you are sanding the underside.
After trimming and sanding, we will practice first. No Glue.
Lightly score around the inside of the cockpit opening. Repeat until the center pushes out. Set it aside for testing paint or
practice drilling holes. Lay out a towel & turn over the deck.
Sand the UNDERSIDE of the Deck thoroughly. Use a crisscross or circular pattern to roughen the surface for the epoxy to
bond well. Sand the TOP of the Deck Reinforcing Liner. Check the edge trim of the Deck Liner. Use the sandpaper to
straighten any uneven spots like at my thumb.
Remove the towel. Set the Deck upside-down onto the work surface. Set the Deck Reinforcing Liner into the Deck using the
cockpit opening to align the Liner to the Deck. You will notice an even spacing around the perimeter. This will be the
groove of the tongue-in-groove seam for the hull.
Take a clothespin and clamp the rib of the Deck Liner to the Deck near the Transom. Adjust it until the corner of the deck
falls into the notch of the clothespin. The flange of the Deck Liner is within the other notch in the clothespin.
