Monday 30 October 2023

 Glueing and filleting in the bunk supports for the other side, 
my process

The bunk supports are plumb, square and their positions are marked on the hullsides, there are triangular plywood "squarers " that are clamped to the bunksides to locate the supports during glueing






Unthickened epoxy is painted onto the support ensuring the end grain is well saturated, and also painted onto the hull side










Epoxy thickened with West 406 and west 403 is put on the glue joint, the mix is more 406 than 403





Then a mix of  west 406, 404 and 403 is added to the support where it contacts the keel bearers - as the structural glue, and the piece is glued in position





Below you can see the" structural" 
mix positioned in preparation for filleting









The support is then placed in position using the "squarers" for locating, and  the fillets are made using the structural glue mix.








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