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Ski glued to bottom sheet.
Note that ski ends at transom, not overhang.
Sealing
You can also seal the inside and outside of the
ski as well.
Sand the tub and sponsons, but be sure to leave
the rear overhangs.
Fill any holes or imperfections with wood filler.
Sand everything with 150.
Seal the tub, ski and sponsons with epoxy
finishing resin, West Systems or Klass Kote
epoxy.
Be sure that all wood is sealed.
Scrape off as much epoxy as you can. It will
make sanding easier.
Also seal the radio box top.
When cured, sand with 150 and recoat with
epoxy. This coat will use far less resin than the
first.
When this cures, wet sand the bottom of
everything with 220.
Ski
Test fit the ski to the tub.
The rear of the ski should line up with the rear of
the transom, and the front should blend into the
tub bottom.
Measure from both sides and make small
alignment marks for the ski.
It should be centered on the tub bottom.
Using 30 minute epoxy, seal the bottom of the
tub in the area of the ski, and epoxy the ski in
place. Be sure that the inside of the ski is sealed
with epoxy.
Tape and weight the ski, check alignment, and
allow to cure.
