BBIII "Fairing in the floor" pics

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charlie foulds

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Spent most of my time after work this week fairing in the floor and eliminating the raised edges of my cloth tape.


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I put on my second of 3 coats of epoxy this morning

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Do you think that I should paint the inside before I put the decking on? I was thinking that painting the inside and installing my electrical system before the .deck goes on would save my back
 
Charlie:

Sounds good to me, its always good to work smarter not harder. I saw some pics of the plastic conduit that one or the guys used on his boat for electrical and gas line. High along the inside under the decking and along the side or the boat. It made a real clean looking installation.
 
Charlie,

That fairing looks great.

Are you rolling or spraying the paint? At this point I would drill and seal the holes for the wiring, sand all the inside joints, and deck before painting. Once decked, you can then run the electrical wire (you still have to fillet the inside of the decking. I put my wires in standard automotive wraps and used looms to the hold them as close to the underside of the deck as possible (to keep dekes or anything else from rubbing against or pinching the wiring harness). The advantage of spraying after decking is that you can hit the screws, looms, and fillet holding the deck. Of course, this does nothing to better hide the boat and is totally unnecessary, but since you did such an outsanding job fairing the knees and floor, I'm sure you do not want to see white 5200 or shiny screws when laying in the boat (and yes, I took care of this trivial detail on my boat). Also, once painted, neopreen matting from chine to chine, cut out to fit around the knees works great. It is comfortable to lay, sit, or kneal on; acts as an insulator against the cold; dampens noises; and does a great job keeping heavy or pointy objects from poking though the epoxy. No need to paint under it. If you want to make it permanent, contact cement works great.

Bottom line is either way will work fine.

I've really enjoyed seeing the attention to detail of your work and hope to see her in the water soon!

Take care,

Bill
 
Thanks Guys, Another question. Do you put "peanutbutter" on the tops of all your bulkheads and sheer clamps and then screw your deck down, or just screw it down and then fillet????
 
Charlie,

I put 3 coats of epoxy on the inside deck material where you can not reach once assemble, then sanded the contact points for proper adheasion. I then painted the end grains with pure epoxy and put on a layer of "ketchup", just like scarfing. This was followed up by screwing it down and a small inside fillet. I think that fillet was the most miserable job on the whole boat, but it does not take an extremely long time.

take care!

-Bill
 
Neoprene matting????

Ive been looking for something like that but have beeen unable to find it for a decent cost. I am using a truck bed liner at the moment, cut out to fit...works really good but it weighs alot.

Okay, long time lurker now a poster......My name is Jason and hi, I feel like Im admitting to an Alcohol Anonomous meeting because I have an addiction...and its duck boats and anything that is duckboat related!!

Beautiful looking boat Charlie!!!! I miss epoxy....
 
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Thats what I'll be doing Charlie, run electrical wires,paint and then put on the decking,damn lot easier all around then.
By the way where are you going to be hunting that beautifull rig you have been laboring on? It sure looks purty
 
Jason,

You can use Army sleeping mats (like Eric recommends in his Scaup build notes), or try Cabellas. I think I was camo printed neoprine mat in the Cabellas Catalog (or perhaps it was Mac Praire wing).

Another option is "anti-fatigue mat" you can get at Walmart or similar store in the sporting goods section.

Have a great season!

-Bill





Neoprene matting????

Ive been looking for something like that but have beeen unable to find it for a decent cost. I am using a truck bed liner at the moment, cut out to fit...works really good but it weighs alot.

Okay, long time lurker now a poster......My name is Jason and hi, I feel like Im admitting to an Alcohol Anonomous meeting because I have an addiction...and its duck boats and anything that is duckboat related!!

Beautiful looking boat Charlie!!!! I miss epoxy....
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Looks great Charlie...

Re the "mats"... I've found the perfect solution for me. I bought (3) 3' x 5' rubber mats from Staples... the kind that one puts at the front of an office door... and laid them on the floor and trimmed them to size. They are light and after use, they can easily be taken out of the boat and shaken out.
 
I suggest looking into Hydroturf. Its the stuff they use on personal watercraft. Its a closed cell foam that is waterproof, fuel proof and tough. I have it on both of my boats. You can get it either with adhesive applied at the factory or use 3M 77 spray adhesive. Here is a shot of it in my Bankes.
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