Team Seacats

I’ve reached the turn around point on this hull. We’re filling and smoothing now. The warm streak continues here in Greenville, SC with temps again brushing 60 degrees. I had planned to do a lot of hull work this weekend but apparently the weather people are having difficulty figuring out what each day will bring. The forecast for this weekend was warm and partly cloudy. Now they’re saying cold and wet and I’m sure they’ll find something to blame it on. At any rate, I again took advantage of another warmish evening to sand the low spots and apply filler to the bottom of the hull. Previously I had mentioned how I was concerned about finding the low spots after I sanded them for the filler…making them match the rest of the hull and all. I decided to sand the low spots in a straight pattern whereas the rest of the hull is in a circular pattern. It worked well and I was able to come back and locate the low spots easily. I filled most of the low spots and will sand them smooth this weekend. Hopefully later this weekend I’ll apply a thin coat of filler to the entire bottom and sand smooth again. Then it will be time to move on to the other hull.

I also got the plug removed from the rudder I vacuum bagged. Thankfully, the epoxy did not adhere to the nylon plug at all. A little trimming and it popped right out. I’m taking the rudders to work tomorrow where I can clamp them in a milling machine and ream the holes to precisely .75 in and square.

Also of note is that I’m building a 10′ aluminum storage box for the trailer and one other for a friend. The aluminum came in to work the other day and I spent lunch shearing the aluminum to size and had a friend help me bend it on a large brake this afternoon. I’m pulling another string with a welder friend who will TIG weld the boxes together. I’ll show some pictures of that equipment if you guys are interested.

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