"To trim the 1/4" overhang on the bottom flush to the angled sides, I kluged up a jig for the trim router to hold it perpendicular to the sides with a flush cutting bit. It worked better than expected and 15 minutes later that task was…"
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"And just like that, the bottom is screwed down with 5200 applied to the frame bottoms and chine logs. Used 2 alignment pins (actually nails) with mating holes in the bottom to register it to the outline of the boat and to minimize smearing the…"
"I think you'll be fine with the temps in the low 70s. One thing I could have been better at is babysitting the project for a few hours after you're done applying the epoxy. "
"Yeah, we've had some un-seasonally warm weather recently (Encinitas, Ca). However it's currently raining and 71F. Which brings up a question about applying epoxy.
I've always used medium cure hardener (Total Boat…"
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