Since most of us aren't supposed to be hanging out at the marina with our friends,
I thought it might be fun to virtually share a boating project.
Anyone (other than Dan) care to guess what I'm up to?
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Since most of us aren't supposed to be hanging out at the marina with our friends,
I thought it might be fun to virtually share a boating project.
Anyone (other than Dan) care to guess what I'm up to?
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Fell down a rabbit hole but finally found the source of the smell and fuel leak on Benedetto the other night. Glad I found it (fuel filler hose has a crack). The admiral had mixed thoughts. Glad I found the leak, but pissed I worked through our sunset happy hour on the fantail.
Forum member Dan (34Hatt) built this swim platform mold many years ago.
It's cleverly designed to be adaptable to different sizes and shapes of boats.
I acquired it about 15 years ago, and have hung on to it through 3 boats and 2 houses.
It's been a long time coming, but I'm finally putting it to use.
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After fairing the mold, all bare areas were sprayed with Duratec primer.
Then all inside corners were eased with clay to give finished edges a nice radius.
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What's the base you're pouring on? Laminated ply?
After 6 coats of mold release wax and 2 coats of PVA, the mold is ready to go.
Since the finished product is going to be painted, I elected to use Duratec instead of gelcoat.
Here is the mold with several layers of Duratec sprayed in, next step is laying in the fiberglass.
I also took the time to shim the mold nice and level. My saw horses weren't 100% level, and
the last thing I wanted was a warped or twisted finished platform.
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Very cool!
Don't get any overspray on that Corvette.