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Hinging deck halves for gluing.
Flip the joined sheets over and “hinge” them open.
Apply 30 minute epoxy in the joint.
Place the assembly flat on the bench, and wipe any
excess glue off of the seam.
Put a few pieces of tape across the seam, to hold it
tightly together. Let sit for at least 2-3 hours
(overnight is better).
Make sure that the two halves are aligned, so that
there is no seam in the deck center.
Place on waxed paper to cure.
When the deck is fully cured, remove the tape and
sand the seams. Determine which will be the “good”
side.
Mark the other side “Inside”.
Cut about 20 pieces of masking tape for the next
steps.
Lay some newspapers on your work surface, and
place the deck on the papers “good” side down.
Mix about 1 ounce of epoxy finishing resin. Do not
thin it.
Using a credit card or similar, squeegee some
epoxy on the bottom side of the deck. Do the entire
surface. This will waterproof the underside of the
deck. Get it pretty thin. The resin goes a long way.
Allow to cure and apply a second coat.
When cured, sand with 80 grit or scrape with a
single edge razor blade.
Mix about 1 ounce of 30 minute epoxy. Using a
stick or acid brush, coat the tops of the bulkheads
and stringers with finishing resin.
Also coat all around the perimeter of the deck. Be
sure you are working on the inside.
Align and tape the center of the deck at bulkhead 3.
Then align and tape at the nose, then the rear.
Start taping the sides.
Check all around to make sure that the deck is tight
against the top of the hull.
Continue adding tape until the entire deck is in
contact all the way around. Check the transom from
behind, and add tape if needed. Check bulkhead 3
as well. When everything looks good, add weights