RickK's 170 rebuild

[RickK]

Thanks JB - the lovebugs seem to love the smell of styrene and whatever else is in the gelcoat.  Hopefully I can prep on Saturday and spray Sunday morning.  We'll see if the weather hangs in there.

[CLM65]

Great progress Rick!  Weather was nicer this weekend up here, but a bit warmer than the past few days.  Haven't seen any love bugs up my way yet.  Hopefully they will leave you alone long enough to get your gelcoat done.

[RickK]

Yesterday I was distracted from the boat and partially dismantled some fencing that surrounds 3 sides of our home. It had a lattice on the top wrapped in PT pine and the pine was falling apart so it had to come off and we cut the posts down a foot and capped the posts with caps.  That took four hours for the two portions I did, and it did me in for the day.  The humidity was horrible even though the skies were overcast for the most part.  I still have 4 sections left on the other side of the house to do and I'm finished.
Today I worked on the boat for a while and I think it is ready for the gelcoat on the inside and gunwale tops.  Yesterday and today there have been a lot of storms off the coast and as I started to get ready to proceed to spray the wind started kicking up and the storms started coming ashore from the south so I packed it in.


There is always next weekend.

[larsli68]

Sorry to hear about the weather. It always feels good to get a couple of house projects out of the way too.
Usually the +points from the wife are needed for other things... 

We have a nice clear week here in Sweden, and slowly warming up towards the end of the week.

//Lars

[RickK]

The radar looks worse today and will be like this for the next few days. Supposed to be back to normal by the weekend.

[JonnyB]

  Well at least its giving you time to plan everything out so that when the rain moves on it will be perfect.

[RickK]

 
Every time I get more time I think of something else I should be doing to her and it delays me more 

[CLM65]

Every time I get more time I think of something else I should be doing to her and it delays me more 

Ain't that the truth!

[RickK]

This weekend was a wash for spraying gelcoat. 
Looked really beautiful this morning, went out, opened the area up to let the boat dry and within minutes it started pouring.   
Later on I thought maybe I could at least spray the rod holder inserts, cleared an area and then it started pouring. 
The wind has been calm to 20mph gusts and back so totally a wash.... maybe next weekend.

[larsli68]

I hope the weather picks up for you. I watched the news tonight. It is terrible what is happening on the east coast, especially South Carolina.
It is cooling off here in Sweden. Still nice sunny weather, bit brisk fall temps.

//Lars

[RickK]

With some storms off the coast and heading toward us I was determined to spray something today.  So at 9am I sprayed the rod holder inserts


Have some pin holes to deal with so I'm not done with them - hard to see in the pics






Also sprayed the doors for the corner cabinets


And sprayed the inside of the console door


Got a couple leaves and a bug but no plastic stuck to them or lovebugs 

Hopefully I can spray the liner tomorrow.  It's raining now.

[dirtwheelsfl]

Beauty

[CLM65]

Nice job Rick.  What is your sanding schedule?

[RickK]

Thanks guys - I was hoping not to have to sand
But I think I'll have to rough up the pinhole areas and lay in some bondo and fair, lightly sand the spots that are fine and then respray.  Good thing I tinted a gallon of gelcoat 

[larsli68]

Great Job Rick! 

It is too cold here now for gelcoat jobs...

Great to see your progress!

//Lars