Flooding strake edges

I tilted the boat to reach first strakes and CB-case opening on starboard side. They need their doze of epoxy, too.

I’m flooding plywood edges with epoxy until they shine gloss. It takes two such coats, wet on wet, so to keep it within reasonable time frame the stove is running on max output and temperature inside is 26 degrees. Summer!

Not a spectacular yet time consuming job. Essential for longevity of plywood hulls thou. I mix small batches of epoxy (one pump) and keep it in a shallow tray, to extend pot life.

Garboard edge inside CB case, which I pulled back last weekend, got heavily soaked with thin epoxy and then filled with thickened mix. To avoid sagging it was very thick hence not smooth so after it partially cured I coated it again with thin glue. That smooths it out and makes more watertight.

Tomorrow will be port side and touch-ups on remaining strakes. After that I will start priming the hull for painting. If the weather keeps mild.