| Squirt Motor Install - Page 2 |
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The assembly is secured with temporary blocks until the epoxy cures. After the epoxy cures, the blocks will be removed and the screws reinstalled. The screws go through the hull and into the wedges that are bonded between the Squirt Hull and the SeaDoo Hull. |
The battens were built up with 4 laminations of Douglas Fir. Below the motor mounts, the SeaDoo hull was back-filled with thickened epoxy. I think once the entire assembly is sanded and painted the same color, it will all look nice. |
The securing blocks are removed as were the screws. I decided not to leave them in due to them getting in the way of sanding. I am about to begin the fiberglassing process. |
| One layer of fiberglass is installed. With the 50" wide cloth, I could cover the sides and over half of the bottom of the hull. I put one layer of fiberglass down, then 4" tape to build up and strengthen the grafting area. I probably should have done the tape first. It was an afterthought and it should not matter which order I did it anyway. The fiberglass from the other side of the hull will overlap this. This way I have two full layers of 6oz fiberglass running down the entire length of the keel. |
I might have jumped the gun on posting this picture because I have not gotten to the hull fairing stage yet in my descriptions. But I wanted to post how it looks once everything is sanded and faired in. You can hardly tell it is a graft once the fairing is complete. It appears as if it is one continuous piece from the underside of the hull. |
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