This will be a short post this week I was hoping to get as far as getting the gelcoat on the heads sole but I ran out of time. I did however spend some time measuring up the surplus biaxial cloth that I had left over and with a bit of fiddling about there will be just enough to put three layers on the forward cabin sole if the first layer is made up of offcuts, but that is going to be the next job. Back to the job in hand I started by mixing polyester resin with micro balloons to produce some fairing compound, this was applied to any obvious low spots particularly on the repaired upstand and also to form a fillet all around the existing upstand. Once it had cured I started sanding it all level which was a bit time consuming also extremely messy the dust gets everywhere. It is now mostly complete just a little more sanding on the fillets which I have to do by hand, and there a few small areas which require a further application of fairing compound.
After sanding
I finished up the week by having a bit of a clean up once the job is complete I will have to have a good clean right through. The sole is now noticeably stiffer it still flexes a little bit at the left hand end of the opening but this is the area with the largest overhang and with the large opening I guess it would probably need at least three more layers of glass to make it totally rigid but I am satisfied with it as it is at least the sole does not creak and groan when you walk on it now.
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