This blog will document the restoration of Cape Dory Typhoon (Weekender) Hull #1044. The Cape Dory Typhoon is a great sailing small-scale 'yacht', and offers a very friendly experience for her captain and crew. The scope of this restoration project will be painting the interior, deck and topsides, as well as fabricating new teak brightwork.

Monday, August 28, 2017

2nd Round Filler for Starboard Cockpit and Rub Rail

August 28, 2017


She was too tempting, staring me in the face as I arrived home from the office...I mean, if you could have seen her lines in the light of the afternoon glow!  I dared not waste another second with internal deliberations of whether it was right or wrong, if people would approve or not; I just couldn't resist, nor would I carry any guilt for my decision.  I quickly slipped into something more comfortable...grabbed a scouring pad, bucket of water, a towel, and made my way over to Joule's hull.  Gosh, what did you think I was talking about!?   

With the cured first round of filler, I needed to take the amine blush off the surface of the epoxy before I could sand and prep for an additional round of filler.  The amine is a waxy coating that cures on the surface of some epoxies, and needs to be removed prior to moving forward with additional work.  This effort was a quick scrub with the scouring pad and then a towel-off.  With the surface clean and dry, I applied a 220-grit pad (being fresh out of 120s) to the RO sander.  I knocked down the proud surfaces of the cured epoxy and exposed areas that needed a 2nd fill.   



I moved quickly along the starboard rub rail, and then into the cockpit...



...the prior thickened epoxy (West System 406 silica and 407 low-density) was easy to bring to a roughly fair surface.  After cleaning up the sanding tools, I applied a quick vacuum of the surface,  wiping down all areas to be worked again with solvent in order to remove any potential contaminates from the sanding process.



I mixed up a couple ounces of epoxy and then thickened it with 407 low-density filler.  I applied the thickened mixture with a squeegee for the 2nd round of filler.  It is likely that I will come back with West System's microlight filler for the final fairing effort, but I'll make that decision based upon how the hull looks after a good sanding with fine grit paper.  Cheers!




Total Time Today: .75 hrs

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