Yesterday I put in 7 hours fitting the spray rail and skeg along with sanding the hull prepping it for the fairing compound application. Today I spent 4 hours applying the West 410 fairing compound. Tomorrow I start longboard sanding.
Category: Wooden Boats
Garvey “Jimbo” – Fiberglassing the Hull
Thursday I prepped the hull and fiberglassed it. It was a 7 hour day.
Garvey “Jimbo” – Turning Her Over
Wednesday, today was a great day. 15 friends came to the shop at 9 am and helped me turn the vessel. Once they all left, I did the last of the carpentry. I cut and fit the spray rails and skeg. The spray rail and skeg will be removed then refit with epoxy once fiberglass…
Garvey “Jimbo” – Two Coats of Varnish
Tuesday. Today was just a 2 hour work day. I also worked 2 hours last night putting the first coat of varnish on. Today I sanded and applied the second coat. Tomorrow I have a group of friends coming over to pick her up and take her out of the shop to flip. We’ll then…
Garvey “Jimbo” – Non-Skid Deck
Sunday. Yesterday, I put in 4 hours prepping the boat for the truck bedliner/paint shoot. The prep consisted of vacuuming, washing all surfaces with warm water and then masking. Today, it took 1 hour to do the shoot. I think it turned out nice. What you get with this method is a no-skid deck plus…
Garvey “Jimbo” – Gunwale Guards
Friday, today I spent 3 hours cutting and fitting the gunwale guards then masked off those same gunwales as well as the combing and applied a coat of 410 fairing compound to her decks.
Garvey “Jimbo” – Fir Combing
Thursday. Today is exactly one month from the time I started the 16′ Garvey “Jimbo”. Yesterday I put in 6 hours finishing up fairing the interior. Then moved right to planing the lumber for the combing. The combing is built with full one inch by 10″ Fir. Once planed, I started right in on cutting…
Garvey “Jimbo” – Fairing the Interior Tape
Tuesday. Today I worked 3 hours. I faired all the interior fiberglass taping with 410 fairing compound. I also sealed all the topside hatches, soles and bulkheads with epoxy.
Garvey “Jimbo” – Sanding Topside Decking
Super Bowl Sunday. Today I spent 4 hours. I completed the sanding of all the topside decking and fairing all of the interior fiberglass taping. The interior is ready for 410 fairing compound and the decks are ready for fiberglassing. I ran out of time to move forward because the game starts at 3pm.
Garvey “Jimbo” – Fiberglass Taping
Saturday. Today I put in 4 hours filling and fiberglass taping all the soles and bulkheads that intersect the side of the hull. I also filled all screw hole and seams with epoxy wood filler.