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Re: S&G: Order of next (and final for now) steps
By:Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks
Date: 6/26/2003, 11:48 am
In Response To: S&G: Order of next (and final for now) steps (Joseph Kirk)

: My plan (critique as necessary) is: Sand with 150 to feather edges drips,
: sags etc, followed by 220.

If you have significant drips and sags, don't mess around, start with 60 or 80 grit. You can use a file, rasp or coarse sandpaper on a hard block to remove the worst offenders. Don't waste time with grit finer than 80 until you have really flattened out the surface.

: Cut hatches, drill/fill/drill all holes for deck fittings.
: End Pours.
: Install bulkheads.
: Sand all with 220 if scratches occurred, spots missed or slop from sealing
: hatch edges.
: Wet sand with 320.

Don't bother with 320 until after the first coat of varnish. Just rinse the boat after 220, wipe down with a clean rag, let dry, tack cloth.

: Varnish.
: Curse all the flaws I see and the bugs that seek immortality mistaking my
: varnish for amber.

Get the first scratch early so the bugs don't bother you as much.

Messages In This Thread

S&G: Order of next (and final for now) steps
Joseph Kirk -- 6/26/2003, 10:57 am
Re: S&G: Order of next (and final for now) steps
Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 6/26/2003, 11:48 am
Re: S&G: Order of next (and final for now) steps *LINK* *Pic*
Andy Waddington -- 6/26/2003, 6:29 pm
Pretty Yak!
Robert N Pruden -- 6/27/2003, 8:56 pm
Thanks for your ideas
Joseph Kirk -- 6/27/2003, 8:23 am
Looks like a happy kayak :) *NM*
Larry -- 6/26/2003, 7:00 pm