Good morning!
I decided to try making the cockpit and recess from cedar strips. Here is my current thought process:
This piece of cardboard looks close to the size and shape I need! Let’s add some strips to it.
The strips somewhat fit. Now let’s check against the actual cockpit shape.
Now comes my question:
Will I be alright waiting until I glass the deck, or should I glass these pieces beforehand?
Also, how many layers (I have 4 ounce E glass) would you recommend for the interior and exterior cockpit? How about deck and hull? (No rock gardens for me)
Thank you!
Enjoy your weekend!
K-W
hi KW,
i have built a petrel with a cedar sill (vs using the plywood)
like you, i used the pattern for the big round piece and then glued it in. see the picture below.
but for the crescent shaped gap i glued individual cedar pieces into the gap and did not try to make it as one piece and bend it in shape. the picture shows the final result.
while a different boat, this picture shows what i mean by hand fitting the pieces into the crescent area
in terms of glass, i put three layers of 4 oz s glass under the aft part of the cockpit and 2 layers in the forward section of the cockpit…only one layer of 4 oz on the outside.
you need it reinforced if it is pushed downward…hence the extra layers on the inside of the deck.
hope this helps.
h
My technique is to strip the recess in place then glass it and the deck at the same time. I live in Florida so not many rocks. My default is 4oz glass both inside and outside. For my race boats, I went with 4oz S glass inside and 3 oz tight weave outside to save weight.
I live in Florida so not many rocks.
How about gator teeth?
