Looks good so far. Can't wait to see the final
> On April 11, 2018 at 3:53 PM Joel Aronson via CnC-List > <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > I started building the hard bimini with the FRP panels from Home Depot > after speaking to the guys at Jamestown Distributors. > > Day 1 > > assembled the bits - MAS epoxy, 2x6s sheet of plywood, foam core, glass > cloth, and 2 4x8 sheets of FRP panel from Home Depot to use as skins. > > Took a 2x6 to the boat and clamped it to the existing frame and marked > the curve. Realized that a 2x6 was not wide enough. > Cut the 2x6, screwed 'extensions' on the end so they were 2x12, clamped > it to the rail. Cut the rest of the curve. Verified that the 2 bows had the > same curve and repeated the process. > > Then came the evil FRP. It has a bubble finish on one side that needed to > be sanded. This stuff is hard as a rock and creates a fine white powder that > goes everywhere. You MUST wear a mask! It also consumes sandpaper. I got > frustrated with 80 grit, so tried 60. 80 was marginally better. Did the > sanding on the garage floor. Spent more time on my knees than a cheap hooker. > > Set aside the FRP and screwed the sheet of plywood to the 2x6s to get the > shape. > > Realized I was short of foam, so I cut about a 48 x 5 inch piece of 1/4 > inch PVC sheet. MAS sticks to PVC, unlike West. > > > > Day 2 - part 1. Trimmed the excess off to get the size to its proper size > 48 by 76. > Cut G10 into squares for the attachment points as recommended by > Jamestown distributors. > Cut holed in the foam core sheets for the G10 to fit in. Measured > distance from the edges. > > Did the layup of bottom FRP panel, glass cloth and foam. Epoxied in the > G10. > > Will add more epoxy, cloth and the top FRP panel tomorrow night. > > Right now it is fairly flexible. I'm hoping it stiffens as I go. The > good news is that if my measurements are slightly off it won't matter. > > Photos of intial work: > > https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1jQwPE06SOaWaLx-EAU-yQpnJv5BP0UwU?usp=sharing > > -- > Joel > 301 541 8551 > _______________________________________________ > > Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each > and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - use > PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > >
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