Garage Works - 2/21/2026

With all the rain, I figured I would knock out some repair orders.

I broke out the sewing machine and fixed Prayot's Ozone Pocket Rocket 3.5

Three of the baffles -

And one of the leading edge cells...

This was pretty therapeutic -  

And to make sure there was progress on Roland's board (boards take up space, parawings not so much), I cut out the patches for the delamination.

Four layers of 4.8 ounce carbon.

I didn't mix epoxy - I'll do that tomorrow.

Once the epoxy is hard, I'll route out the slots and glue in the insert blocks.

Then I'll roughen up the deck, epoxy on some patches over the blocks, and let that harden.  After that, I'll fair in everything and place a carbon cap sheet.

This should be done this week - then I'll move to finish the tow boogie (placing a new track block), then I'll change out the tracks on the two wingboards that I have here at the house (to modernize them).

Garage Works - 6/22/2025

I got this sewing machine for Father's Day, but today was the first time I plugged it in.  I also organized the feet and other accessories.  I'll have to practice on it a bit later - need to finish No.41 (as Miles is asking for a board to be made).

Speaking of No.41 - yesterday I sanded the top and bottom - and for the most part there weren't any real surprises.  It wasn't perfect - there were still some low spots, so that meant another fill coat.

I taped up the board for a bottom deck coat first.

You can see some of the low spots.

I used Pro-Link for the bottom fill - that won't be hidden by deck pads so it's worth putting it on the bottom.

And this evening I found some time to get the top deck coated.  I used regular aluzine epoxy for this coat.

Tomorrow I'll sand both sides through the sanding regime, then place another fill coat on the side of the trench I hadn't gotten to yet.  After that hardens, I'll get the leash plug and vent installed.

This one is getting close to anointment!