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99% of the old core has now been replaced (Patreon)

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2017-09-24 17:36:46
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This week has been somewhat of an adventure ;) A trip to the emergency room and lots of late nights. I'll never admit this if questioned but I'm so ready for Athena to move out of that shed so that I can slow down a bit again ;) 

Next weekend will be the big decisive battle! It's my last chance to get the core sealed up. I won't have time to finish the deck completely (fair and paint), and once I'm outside, I won't be able to due to weather. I should be able to get an early start next spring and have plenty of time to get Athena in the water before the fall (2018). Until then I've got plenty of other projects to keep me busy ;)

This week was also the week where I reached $500 per video here on Patreon. Wow - just wow! Thank you so much, guys! As soon as things calm down, I'll start taking a look at the Panasonic GH5. It's funny how things work out sometimes. My GH4 is starting to act up. It freezes while shooting which is ridiculously annoying. 

I hope you guys have had a great weekend!

 

P.S there are 57 days and 5 hours till I fly to LA to see my girlfriend again ;) 

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Sail Life - Deck core replacement 99% done! - DIY sailboat refit

All of the old core is now removed aboard my sailboat Athena. Join me as I put down the last of the new plywood and foam core. *** Links *** Sail Life on Patreon: http://bit.ly/SailLifeOnPatreon Sail Life on Facebook: http://bit.ly/SailLifeOnFacebook Sail Life on Twitter: http://bit.ly/SailLifeOnTwitter

Comments

Graeme Henderson

Hi Mads I am interested to know why you wouldn't glass the external radius of the desk with at least one layer of the thinner mat first. Then take the thicker glass just to the edge as you plan then overlay all of it with the thinner mat. That would seem to me to give a much better mechanical bond on that critical edge. Sorry I am not enough of an expert to answer the other questions except to say that your reasoning is usually correct and if you end up with the same thickness of laminate as the original you should be more than fine because the product you reusing has that much more inherent strength.. 

Thomas Perry

Watching the video I suspect the answer is to put as many layers on as you can afford in time/money. I imagine that you will want to have a davit lift on the deck at some point since the transom has a windvane. That extra weight of the dinghy would make me lean towards adding more layers. Assuming that Ava plans to go with you and you decide on a fiberglass dinghy. You haven't talked about the toe rail in a while.