New to Me 1979 20 CCP

[RickK]

Did you mask off the hull sides and drop-cloth the inside? Maybe a HVLP setup?

[mshugg]

Did you mask off the hull sides and drop-cloth the inside? Maybe a HVLP setup?

Yes, I used tape and drape to bask off the hull sides and masking paper on the inside.  I used the Harbor Freight purple HPLV gun.

[RickK]

I think I have a couple of those - works.

[mshugg]

Yesterday, I lined up some help, and we hung the Armstrong Bracket and loaded the console and leaning post.  Today, I dry fit the console and leaning post before over drilling the screw holes, routing out some of the foam core and filled with thickened epoxy.  About half the console will be through-bolted with #14 screws into epoxy plugs for the remainder of the console and leaning post.  Everything will be bonded with methacrylate adhesive.  I think it will be rock-solid.

[RickK]

Coming together fast now and looking good 

[Tampa Bay Mike]

Looks great. It's gotta be exciting for you to see it all coming together!

[mshugg]

The console and leaning post are permanently part of the CCP.  They're bonded in with Methacrylate adhesive along with bolts and screws.  I had to work around the weather today, but I got the nonskid painted on my cap.  It's Soft Sand Rubber particles mixed into the same Quantum polyurethane top coat that I used on the boat.  I used 2 oz of particles (3pts fine to 1pt medium) mixed into 16oz mixed paint and a foam roller to apply.  It turned out pretty good.

[RickK]

Check !
The list is getting smaller

[mshugg]

The mission is coming into focus.  I dry fit the aft and spring like cleats along with rod holders in the cap.  I have four 30 degree holders along the rear cap for flatlines/downrigger rods, two more further forward for long and short outriggers and four 15 degrees in the bow.  After seeing the rod holders in the bow, I think I'll add two more.  They'll need to be 0 degree because that's all that will fit.

[dirtwheelsfl]

Now the fun starts        Liking the color choice

[Tampa Bay Mike]

You can never have too many rod holders!   

[mshugg]

I went to work on the last major fairing project on the boat.  I'll still need to fair my coffin box, but I can work on that off the boat while my motor is being rigged.  I had some epoxy and a bunch of micro-balloons, so I went with a home brew for this one.





She's sanded down reasonably fair.  I still need to give it a once over, and fair in a good transition for the hatch rims, but I'll be applying primer and non-skid soon.

[mshugg]

Still chipping away at her.  Primer is on the deck.  I hope to spray the gloss rings around my hatches on Sunday and have the nonskid down Monday.

[RickK]

 

[mshugg]

It's amazing how long things take.  I think, I'll sand and then I'll mask, or I'll mask and then I'll paint, and the boat gods reach down and slap me.  One day to sand, one day to mask, one day too spray the gloss rings, one day to mask for the non skid, and then one day to roll on non-skid, anyway  all those days add up to non-skid is finished on the cockpit sole.