Texas Barrelback 20

[steves]

oh yeah, I drilled the shaft hole! see how I used duct tape. my friends are teasing me for using duct tape to build a boat, next they know zip ties will be used.

Thanks Will for the drilling apparatus and fiberglass tube!

[steves]

fiberglass going on and sanding, and sanding!

[steves]

oh, and apparently we had a mixing problem at the end of the day....maybe we need to hold off on cocktails until after the math is done!

[steves]

annnnnnnnnd a question: I have just sanded through my resin into a 2 x 4 inch size of weave. When I put water on it, the weave showing through completely disappears....do I need to add more resin? I know you are going to say yes just so that I can sand some more!

[vupilot]

Yes

[Roberta]

Yup

[mrintense]

Ah sanding, I remember that all too well. I'm due for another session with that sometime later this year when I get the deck on.

[steves]

Ok, I think I'm resigned to more sanding....but I hope I only have to add resin to the spots where the weave was sanded through not the whole side..right?

[steves]

I'm sorry I have been lazy in posting pictures and updates but I've been having fun with the boat! I'll try and catch up here.

here are the "flippin cradles"

here are the "flippin cradles"

[steves]

and the flip

[steves]

right side up and going back into the garage

[steves]

carlins and deck clamps installed and starting

to fair them

[steves]

this is the partial frame #3 going in. I made it go all the way to the side (plans call for going as far as the carlin/deck clamp. I worried about some big bottom person sitting on it and doing damage, so I made it all the way to the side and added in a partial vertical frame as well.

The second picture is of my I beam an

d trolley system that will be needed next week when my new PCM 343 motor shows up!

I'm sorry about the sideway pics, I'll research how to rotate them.

[Jimbob]

Looks Great!
The fun stuff is ahead.
Jim

[steves]

you mean more sanding!!