Hull Construction Continued
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Lay in a thin bead of medium CA glue within
the seams of hull where R3 ribs and D1
decking come together.
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Seal bottom of radio access hatches with
epoxy. Mix 1/2 oz. of epoxy resin and
distribute 1/3 of pot to rear hatch and 2/3 of
pot within the forward access hatch. Rock
boat fore and aft and side to side to “wash”
epoxy around the bottom of the access hatch.
When epoxy has completely covered the
bottom of hatches set the hull aside on a flat
surface and allow epoxy to cure.
Note: When
using 30 minute epoxy: a heat gun can be
used to warm epoxy causing it to reduce
viscosity and flow easier
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Fill gap between deck and basswood leading
edge with a high quality balsa filler. Use filler
to fill any other gaps at tab and notch
locations and along the seams at ribs R3 and
top decking D1. Allow filler to cure before
sanding.
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Sand the hull to a smooth finish removing the
excess balsa filler. We suggest a sanding
block loaded with 120 and 240 grit paper.
Reduce the basswood nose stock in width
and sand it to generally flow into the sides of
the hull at ribs R3. Additionally you may wish
to shape the basswood nose and round the
seams between ribs R3 and top decking D1.
It is important, however, that you leave a nice
sharp edge where the transom and R3 ribs
meet the plywood F13 hull bottom.
Build Instructions
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Transom
Leave Edge Sharp
