Still working on the hull!

Sorry for delays in posting. I went on vacation again to Beaufort NC (had fun!), so time away from building! Work has also been taking a lot of my time, but pays the bills, so I can't complain too much. If only I could work on the boat everyday!

Dynel Clothe
I did get all the fiberglass patches on and put dynel clothe on the keel and bow area. Not sure this was a good idea. The dynel clothe will definitely protect the hull, but I am going to have a time fairing it in. The dynel is also a different texture and will feel like canvas to the touch. The stuff was also next to impossible to cut with scissors. I wound up using a straight edge and using a utility knife. That worked fine. I also think it is going to be noticeable through the paint, but once in the water, no one will see.

Dynel Cutout and ready for epoxy. 

Dynel wetted out with epoxy.

Below is a picture of some fairing compound I applied to fill in the bumps along the joint. I will be sanding that down to make is smooth. This was the only area I noticed, but I will do another once over.

Last weekend I spent 4 hours sanding the hull and it is about 95% done.  One more session and it will be ready to paint. For the dynel area, I am thinking of either putting more coats of epoxy or fiberglass over the bow area to help fair it out. I decided to put another layer of fiberglass over it yesterday. Below are the pictures of this. I will put the normal 3 coats on and see how that comes out.

Layer of fiberglass over the dynel . 

Yesterday I also applied a fillet along the whole under edge of the rub rail. I noticed some spaces between the hull and rub rail. I don't water getting up in there. Not sure why this occurred, since I had plenty of epoxy squeeze out. I still need to sand the rub rails for finishing.

Small fillet between hull and rub rails. I used a pastry bag to apply. 

The rest of the hull needs another once over for sanding. I am going out today to look at a laser level and just ordered some tape to tape off for paining. I also got some more paint supplies, so slowly getting there.