Wednesday, November 27, 2013

Final Removal of Engine Bed


     In the coming days over the Thanksgiving break, I will dedicate a day to sanding the entire interior of the boat.  This grueling, messy task will mark the turn from tear-out (though there was very little of that in this bare hull) to build out.  I'll be removing 36 years of accumulated detritus, and then focusing on the creation of a custom interior for a superb blue-water boat.
     To prep for the masochistic exercise, I chiseled away the balance of the loose tabbing, cabin trunk veneer and what was left of the engine bed.  I used a 1/2" chisel and hammer to work over the areas needing removal, and to bring the surface down to the heavy roving used during the original layup of the hull.


The port engine bed, or what was left of it from tear out a couple weeks previous.  This material was a combination of wood and polyester putty used to bed the wood, as well as tabbing.  


Slowly moving down the bed, I chiseled away the putty. It came away in rather convenient chunks.


...leaving a relatively smooth surface ready for sanding.


Another pic of the port hull with old engine bed removed.



There was more of the same on the starboard side, and using the same technique made pretty quick work of the removal of this material.


There was roughly an inch worth of polyester putty to remove where both engine beds existed. Again, a starboard photo of what remained of the engine bed.


...and fairly clean, ready for sanding.


Final shot of the starboard side.  Sanding will be with a Porter Cable 7336, 6" random orbital VS with 40-grit psa pads.  Joy!



Total Time: 1.5 Hrs.

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