Last week I found a buyer for my P&H Easky 15' plastic boat, which will pay for the epoxy resin and fibreglass I need; I was sorry to see it go, it was a smashing little boat and I had many a trip in it, now it's gone to a good home in Ireland.
I finally finished stripping the deck, and after some planing and sanding in the workshop, a clement break in the weather allowed me to get the boat out into the yard so I could tidy up and vacuum the sawdust and shavings
It was immediately obvious I must get the boat out more often before laying the glass and resin, as natural light is far better at highlighting flaws.
The cockpit hole looks very large at the moment, but it will be filled with a layback piece which is intended to lower the height of the coaming / spraydeck lip.
Originally I was going to use a piece of marine ply to form the layback and coaming, which is a quicker method, but now I'm going to construct it from cedar strips. Carbon fibre and glass cloth will form the spraydeck lip and the interior of the coaming.
I'm also going to try and design a mould to make carbon fibre recesses to take the decklines and bungies, using Valley components. Some people don't like combining hi-tech materials in a strip build, but I'm happy to have a go...
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