After nearly a week off, it was time to tackle the upper combing. The lower part had been curing for over a week. I sanded the top part a bit to allow the resin to bond better. Used the belt sander on the inside to take off a few high spots between the deck and the combing on the inside of the opening. Then spent around 30 minutes hand sanding the openings so it was nice and smooth. Don't want to get scraped up getting in and out. Plus, I will be adding some glass from the underside of the hull to the combing to help hold it all together. The last part of the sanding was to smooth out any rough spots on the bottom of the upper combing pieces. It got a bit bumpy when I put the clear coat of resin on.
After the sanding was completed, It was time to cut the upper combing. I clamped each piece, one a at a time, onto the combing and using my Japanese hand saw (need to get a picture of that saw), I trimmed and beveled the edges so the joints would match up. Only needed to do a little bit of finish sanding to align the joints during the final dry fit. It was then time to glue. Mixed up some resin, threw in some wood flour and clamped it all into place. Used 10 C clamps, 2 quick grip clamps, and 72 home made pipe clamps. It's now tucked in and curing for the evening.
After nearly a week off, it was time to tackle the upper combing. The lower part had been curing for over a week. I sanded the top part a bit to allow the resin to bond better. Used the belt sander on the inside to take off a few high spots between the deck and the combing on the inside of the opening. Then spent around 30 minutes hand sanding the openings so it was nice and smooth. Don't want to get scraped up getting in and out. Plus, I will be adding some glass from the underside of the hull to the combing to help hold it all together. The last part of the sanding was to smooth out any rough spots on the bottom of the upper combing pieces. It got a bit bumpy when I put the clear coat of resin on. 
After the sanding was completed, It was time to cut the upper combing. I clamped each piece, one a at a time, onto the combing and using my Japanese hand saw (need to get a picture of that saw), I trimmed and beveled the edges so the joints would match up. Only needed to do a little bit of finish sanding to align the joints during the final dry fit. It was then time to glue. Mixed up some resin, threw in some wood flour and clamped it all into place. Used 10 C clamps, 2 quick grip clamps, and 72 home made pipe clamps. It's now tucked in and curing for the evening.
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