I thought cutting the cockpit out was a nerve-frazzling event. Cutting the hatches out was deadly to the brain!


Coaming lip glassed

On edge for interior fiberglass taping.... The hull & deck are ONE!!!!

MIGHTY MIGHTY CLOSE

Kayak Bones... I fileted the boat today!

Inside hull sealed

Close to getting back together.

Second coat of epoxy on the hull, deck & coaming glassed

Hull is dry in this pic, epoxy is glossy!

Deck really pops with the first layer of glass. Let's see..... glass the inside of the hull, finish the deck & coaming lip, glass the halves together.... IT'S A BOAT!!!

MY BOAT BROKE IN HALF!

Two halves and a sealer coat of epoxy on the hull.... glassing has begun!

Decent view of the hull with sealer coat on it..... grain looks awesome!

COAMING COMPLETE!

Next step (after a bit more finish sanding) is epoxy & glass! I can't believe it's that close to being a boat.

Re-Flipped, Sanded and Cockpit Cut out

Sort of scary, cutting a piece of the boat out of the way.

Cockpit cut out, and the coaming started.

View from aft, looks pretty amazing all sanded to 120 grit.

Looking rather like a boat.... Hope it floats!

FIRST LEVEL OF SANDING COMPLETE ON HULL

Freshly sanded with 80 grit and wetted to raise the grain, all three pics. Two more levels, 100 & 120 then we do the cockpit.....