Glen-L Hot Rod

1. Work on barrier coating the interior of the hull continues. We're going with a bright finish consisting of two rounds of West Epoxy catalyzed with 207 Special hardener. This will be followed with two or three rounds of two-part urethane clear.

2. The second coat of epoxy is still a little rough. Epoxy is not self-levelling like paint. Visible in this photo are the side panel scarf joint and the bottom panel butt blocks. Switching to a spray gun for the subsequent varnish coats will minimize sanding between coats and flatten out the surface !

1. Second lamination, Port corner.

2–3. Laminating pieces for the speedometer and tachomater instrument cluster.

4. Laminating veneer over the instrument cluster.

5. Gauges installed.

8. Dash and front cockpit carlings received three rounds of epoxy (block sanded between coats) and 2 rounds of Perfection 2 part varnish.

12. We fabricated an aluminum backup plate to mount the hydraulic helm.

Time to get back to some finishing and get the seats ready for upholstery. The seat tops were trimmed at a 10 degree angle so that the tops are flush with the deck. The simple rotisserie jig made spray painting the parts a lot easier !

We encapsulated with three rounds of West System 207 Special Coating. After block sanding, we sprayed three rounds of Perfection two-part polyurethane varnish.