Bored At Work

[snowdog-2112]

All,

Being one who's not a fan of pointed tips, I need to say that boat looks nice! You've been working hard on it Mark and your craftsmanship is awesome.

Great work

Snowdog

"Trying to hold onto the classic, scale look

 

[MarkScott]

Sanded the edges down today. Waiting for later tonight to add a bit more paste on one side.. Then the MikeP PT process..

 

[MarkScott]

BTW, there are two layers on the cowl and three on the lower nose piece.. Don't know the weight of the cloth, it was a freebie.. Speaking of which, where has Topfuel443 been lately? ??? Haven't seen him post in awhile..

 

[MarkScott]

Radio box is 90% complete. Need to cut all the holes for rods and the on/off switch.

 

[MarkScott]

Lastly, here's the windshield, just waiting for the finished job..

BTW, thanks for all the kind words.. Can't wait to start another CF project.. :-X

Mark......

 

[wswatzell]

That looks sweet!! that windshield looks great! who made that pattern You do really nice work. I can't wait to see it in person.

 

[MikeP]

Nice work OB Nut,

Let's see here....

Correct me if I am wrong.

3-4 hours sanding foam plug.

5-6 hours sealing and polishing foam plug.

4-5 hours making the mold.

1-2 hours polishing the mold.

1 hour waxing and cutting cloth

3-4 hours laying up the mold.

8+ hours finishing work on the cowl.

I can tell ya that it's all worth it when you pop out a nice CF cowl.

-MikeP

 

[MarkScott]

Wade, hhmmm, I don't know who made that pattern.. :

Mike, yep, those numbers are about correct. Might have spent 30 - 45 minutes cutting / sanding the foam plug.. Nice to have a 14" bandsaw around! Made short work to make the foam plug. But it took 4 attempts to get the plug right! Guess if you add it all up, it'll be around 3-4 hours.. :

And I'll be honest about this one. After taking it out of the mold, I figured it was destined for a file 13 type action.. Now that it's ready for the final coat, I'm sure happy about it. ;D

Mark....

 

[topfuel443]

Mark, Looks awesome dude! You really did a nice job on the whole thing, now hurry up and get it ready for the water!

Is that the Carbon fiber I sent you? if so, im glad you were able to use it!

~ Later, James

 

[MarkScott]

Tried the Paper towel process tonight. Tomorrow will tell the outcome.. Looks sweet though! If memory serves me correctly : use a slightly damp PT to do the work. This gave mixed results, so I switched to a dry PT. Seemed to work better.. Time will tell..

James, yep, this is the cloth you sent me ;D Thanks man, you one cool dude for that.. 8) There's enough left to start on one more!

Mark...

 

[MarkScott]

Here's a shot of the cowl w/o the windsheild mounted.. That will be done tonight when I get home from work. Talk about SHINE... WOW...

Mark..

OB Nut...

Not letting me upload.. Could be since I'm at work, don't know, done it before..

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[MarkScott]

Ok, since this won't post pics, take a look at my new web site - http://home.earthlink.net/~ob_nut/ .. I'll be updating from time to time. Need to get the K-Zoo & Toledo pics I have moved over, along with some personal pics of just Mary and I running.

Mark...