I can't wait to get this board back out on the water!!!
Showing posts with label board surgery. Show all posts
Showing posts with label board surgery. Show all posts
Friday, February 26, 2016
Now It's All Pau
I cleaned up the deck pad, cut the new hole for the mast track, and fixed the gap between the front and back pads.
I can't wait to get this board back out on the water!!!
I can't wait to get this board back out on the water!!!
Monday, February 22, 2016
I Gave In
Despite coming home later (west bound Oahu traffic) and my previous thoughts on a second layer of fiberglass capping the mast track box, I went ahead and placed it. Primarily I did this to prevent any second guessing over the life of this board.
Cheap piece of mind and more reason to go hard on the board!!!
Cheap piece of mind and more reason to go hard on the board!!!
Saturday, February 20, 2016
The Mast Track Box is in place
Yup - done (but perhaps 1/16" too high - I thought of adding just one more layer of 4 ounce fiberglass - unfortunately I didn't cut the hole deep enough for that last second brilliant idea.
Oh well - hopefully I can spare the additional 1/16" to 1/8" and just grind the excess off. I'll measure what room I have tomorrow. After the grind to clean up today's work, I just need to put a cap sheet in place and then I can start gluing the deck pads back on and touching up the "loved" spots with some spray paint. It should be ready for the water sometime this coming week.
Committing to the Cut
I still had some sunlight when I got home from work on Friday. I figured I could get the hole for the mast track block cut out of the board, and maybe even work the first epoxy and fiberglass layers.
I was able to get the hole cut out - it took longer than I thought because when I made the deep passes with the router, the waste material ended up flying everywhere - looked like a snow flurry hit. It has been awhile since I used the router - I forgot about the vacuum hose attachment.
Here is the finished hole. On Saturday I'll fine tune it with a file/microplane and get the epoxy work done.
In all honesty, there was still a small part of me that didn't want to make this cut. Knowing my OCD will kick in, perfection will be the goal and that means a lot of time - and less fishing and paddling. But it isn't everyday (actually every year) that you rip the deck pads off your board. And the rubber cement I'm using the put the pad back down works better than the 3M adhesive sheets - a least it becomes extremely difficult to get the pad up without ripping it. So here I am - drilling, cutting and routing my way to a commitment to enhance the versatility of the Hooked SUP (and the opportunity to drag trolling lures under sail). It'll all be worth it....
I was able to get the hole cut out - it took longer than I thought because when I made the deep passes with the router, the waste material ended up flying everywhere - looked like a snow flurry hit. It has been awhile since I used the router - I forgot about the vacuum hose attachment.
Here is the finished hole. On Saturday I'll fine tune it with a file/microplane and get the epoxy work done.
In all honesty, there was still a small part of me that didn't want to make this cut. Knowing my OCD will kick in, perfection will be the goal and that means a lot of time - and less fishing and paddling. But it isn't everyday (actually every year) that you rip the deck pads off your board. And the rubber cement I'm using the put the pad back down works better than the 3M adhesive sheets - a least it becomes extremely difficult to get the pad up without ripping it. So here I am - drilling, cutting and routing my way to a commitment to enhance the versatility of the Hooked SUP (and the opportunity to drag trolling lures under sail). It'll all be worth it....
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