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First Boat /project 16ft Aluminum (Starcraft)
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<blockquote data-quote="AZSunDevil" data-source="post: 437909" data-attributes="member: 22381"><p>Well i made the transom from 3/4" plywood and put first coat of spar urethane on. Sanded with 150 then 220 to prep the surface I guess that will work? Not much of a wood worker at all. Had some areas that the finish split and cracked when drilling the holes. First slid the glued together transom into boat to make sure it fit. Then drilled holes while it was in there. Some of the top needed to be taken down to be flush. My cuts were not great but a belt sander I happen to have on hand made short work of that. </p><p>[ATTACH=full]93296[/ATTACH]</p><p>I didn't bother messing with thinning the varnish it's beyond my scope of expertise and my patience. I just waited until morning when temps were reasonable (85 to 90) to apply. As mentioned before humidity is no factor here. Super dry!</p><p>[ATTACH=full]93298[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>I glued the exterior grade plywood together with Elmer wood glue. Not sure this was the right call or not but oh well! Hope she holds up.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]93297[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Rinsed the brush with acetone and will try letting it sit in a cup of acetone to see if that works to keep it workable between coats. Stuff is kind of expensive 8$ a quart or so...so i dont want to be throwing gallons of the stuff away. If this doesn't work I'll buy cheap brushes and throw them away after each use. Don't really care just going to see what works. Not trying to win any beauty contests just going for functionality especially on the bunks.</p><p></p><p>I'll probably go for 5 coats on the transom and bunks. It says sand with 220 grit Between coats And wait for 4 hours to dry between Coats</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="AZSunDevil, post: 437909, member: 22381"] Well i made the transom from 3/4" plywood and put first coat of spar urethane on. Sanded with 150 then 220 to prep the surface I guess that will work? Not much of a wood worker at all. Had some areas that the finish split and cracked when drilling the holes. First slid the glued together transom into boat to make sure it fit. Then drilled holes while it was in there. Some of the top needed to be taken down to be flush. My cuts were not great but a belt sander I happen to have on hand made short work of that. [ATTACH type="full" alt="20170702_124715.jpg"]93296._xfImport[/ATTACH] I didn't bother messing with thinning the varnish it's beyond my scope of expertise and my patience. I just waited until morning when temps were reasonable (85 to 90) to apply. As mentioned before humidity is no factor here. Super dry! [ATTACH type="full" alt="20170702_125136.jpg"]93298._xfImport[/ATTACH] I glued the exterior grade plywood together with Elmer wood glue. Not sure this was the right call or not but oh well! Hope she holds up. [ATTACH type="full" alt="20170702_125550.jpg"]93297._xfImport[/ATTACH] Rinsed the brush with acetone and will try letting it sit in a cup of acetone to see if that works to keep it workable between coats. Stuff is kind of expensive 8$ a quart or so...so i dont want to be throwing gallons of the stuff away. If this doesn't work I'll buy cheap brushes and throw them away after each use. Don't really care just going to see what works. Not trying to win any beauty contests just going for functionality especially on the bunks. I'll probably go for 5 coats on the transom and bunks. It says sand with 220 grit Between coats And wait for 4 hours to dry between Coats [/QUOTE]
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