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Pinguino Deck Glued On

It's been a busy week and I haven't had too much time for the kayak, but finally today I glued the deck on. Phew!

First, earlier this week I installed the foot brace studs. I also sanded and then squeegeed on another light coat of epoxy where heels might rest. I'm just not happy with how it looks and may even do another coat after it full cures and I can sand it smooth.

I then sanded the inside edges of the hull and deck and did a number of other clean-up jobs and such. But finally I got to glue the deck on.

Here's how it looks:


And I drilled the two holes for the painters too. Actually did that before gluing the deck on so that I could be sure I lined up the hole with the thickened-epoxy dams that I poured last week. I added a first coat of epoxy to the holes to seal the edges of the exposed wood around the holes. I'll sand that later and add another coat at some point.


Tomorrow I'll sand the deck, seams and sides, and get ready for glassing the deck.



Cheers!



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  1. Unknown11 March, 2020 21:28

    Nice work I added to the two pygmys I built a anodized aluminum insert into the toggle rope pass through on each end of the kayak.A chafing rope will never expose wood to the elements and adds a nice looking touch.

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