1971 Flatback

[LilRichard]

Thanks Rick.

I am going for a moderate level of "perfectionism".   8)

No, I am not planning on going overboard.  This is the part people "see", so I want to make sure it looks good too.

[LilRichard]

As promised, some fairing pictures...  Casting platform - needs a few touch ups but otherwise done:

 

 

Transom cap 1st fairing coat:

 

 

 

Going to try to get the transom done today, and maybe another couple of sections of the inside sides.

[RickK]

Looking Good.

[ANTIBLING]

looking great, finished product should be awesome

[John Jones]

that first huge wave that'll crack anything that you did on the cosmetic side.

Not if it's done properly ;)

[LilRichard]

that first huge wave that'll crack anything that you did on the cosmetic side.

Not if it's done properly ;)

Agreed - but don't want to jinx myself either!

 8)

[Shine]

wow - removing all the gelcoat, what a job :!:  

I think its a good idea.

[MJB]

LilRichard,

I've been wrapped up in my own project I have not followed anyone else for awhile.  Looking good!!  

I'm probably a week or so from turning my boat over to do the bottom and hull and you've gone thru that process, did you sand thru the gelcoat to the glass??

Have you decided on Imron or Awlgrip??  

By the way, tower looks nice.

[LilRichard]

Thanks!

Only sanded through the gelcoat where necessary to make deep repairs... although that was about 1/3 of the bottom - ugh.  If the gelcoat is good, leave it and prime/paint.

I'll prolly go Imron outside (on account of being able to blend a repair) - Awlgrip inside.

[MJB]

LilRichard,

Got it, that's what I was thinking.  I haven't done enough research on paint and I hadn't heard that about being able to blend Imron for repairs.  What type/size of compressor/spraygun setup do you have for spraying??

[LilRichard]

I have an 80gal compressor that supplies about 15CFM @ 90psi.  I have been using cheap HVLP guns - but I may let someone else paint the hullsides... we'll see how the inside turns out.

[LilRichard]

So nothing of excitement this weekend - all fairing/sanding that does not add any "wow value".  I got the floor done, then started on the cap.  80% of the cap is done, just need to get the corners finished.  

Plan is to do a little more work this week, then hopefully be priming the first weekend in May.  Hopefully.









I'll post some pics once it is primed!

[MJB]

LilRichard,

Looking good -- this is the part that is time consuming and requires alot of patience!!  The worst part is you can spend hours and it looks like you've made no progress, but you'll be able to tell with that first coat.  Good job!

[LilRichard]

I have been dying to get some primer on the inside to see how well (or not) I had faired this thing out.  This weekend I got my wish.  Keep in mind all of these were taken while the primer was still wet, so some of them look rather wavy (even more than it is) because of that.

I first sprayed 545 on the insides and about a foot into the floor (those will be the only shiny surfaces - rest of floor will be nonskid.  Then I hit the cap with highbuild to take care of a few small issues.  

Note the anchor storage area I built this weekend in the front of the bow:



The good news?  The cap is better than I thought - the only imperfection is in this picture, note the dimples right near the fuel fill:



The bad news?  The hullsides are worse than I thought.  I need to do one more round of fairing on the inside:  



I have a bad eye for this stuff when there are different colors, textures, etc - so I always have to hit it with primer to "see where I am".  Here's a few more shots.  Back cap transition looks pretty smooth (IMO):





I did have a few bugs commit suicide:



So I will now guide-stripe the inside, sand away, and fair one more time with a hope of priming again next weekend.

[Marcq]

Looks good LilRichard, at least your starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel

Marc..