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Use epoxy/ filler mixture to create fillets where
the engine rails meet the bottom.
Remove the rail spacer and sand the rails.
to the deck center area, and put some 18 inch long
pieces of 2x4 or similar across the deck, behind
bulkhead 3, to help keep the sides of the deck flat.
Allow to cure overnight.
After the deck sheeting is fully cured, use your
plane and 80 grit to sand flush.
Give the whole boat a good sanding with your 80
grit block. Round off the nose.
Use wood filler to fill any gaps or gouges, and to
build up the nose, if necessary.
After the filler is dry, sand it with 80 grit, using light
pressure.
At this point, you can round the deck where it meets
the sides.
Engine Rail Support
Before we mount the engine and driveline, we need
to reinforce the engine rails.
To do this, we will build up the corners where the
engine rails meet the bottom sheeting.
Be sure the rail spacer is still in place.
Mix up about ½ ounce of finishing resin, and mix in
some micro balloons or silica to thicken it.
Keep adding the filler and mixing, until the epoxy is
about as thick as toothpaste.
Use this epoxy paste mixture to fill the gaps and
make a fillet where the rails meet the bottom.
Prop up the boat on it’s side, and do one inside and
one outside rail. You want to do it this way so that
gravity keeps everything in place, and the mixture
settles nicely. Do the rear part of the rails too.
When this cures (overnight), flip the hull over and
do the other inner and outer rail. Allow to cure
overnight.
When dry, remove the engine rail spacer, and sand
the rails where the spacer was.
Use finishing resin to seal the rails.